Tabu wokół seksualności polskiej młodzieży – próba diagnozy zjawisk
Taboos surrounding the sexuality of Polish youth – an attempt to diagnose the phenomenon

Summary/Abstract: Introduction. Youth sexuality remains a taboo in Poland. Leaving young people without sexual education, downplaying and distorting the essence of psychosexual development results in a lack of understanding of the processes occurring in their bodies, a lack of knowledge about health, norms, emotional aspects, and building relationships, and ultimately, a lack of understanding of their own sexuality. As a consequence, young people bear both the emotional and behavioural costs of these shortcomings. Aim. This text aims to outline the most essential themes related to youth sexuality, which are still insufficiently addressed in the academic and educational discourse by referring to the most important papers within the discussed topic. Materials and Methods. The study involves desktop research, including academic articles, monographs, and research reports. Results. The authors signal research fields that should be deepened through reliable empirical studies, such as sexual education, access to pornography, sexual violence, risky behaviours of children and adolescents, the issue of LGBT+ youth, and lastly, the almost entirely overlooked subject of youth sexuality of people with disabilities.

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