Developing a Sexuality Education Program for parents in Romania - preliminary analysis
Developing a Sexuality Education Program for parents in Romania - preliminary analysis

Summary/Abstract: The main purpose of this study is to contribute to the scientific knowledge regarding young people's sexual development and health by identifying and examining empirically validated theoretical models and parental interventions, which might be adequate to the specificity of a population in Romania (parents of young people aged 10 to 14 years). Specifically, the study proposes a concise summary of the literature on parents’ contribution to the sexual competence and health of their children by reviewing psychological and social factors characterizing individuals and family processes which might be associated to young people’s sexual health. It also suggests lines along which young people’s sexual competence and health could be improved by future sexuality education parenting programs. There exist a considerable variety of parental sexuality education interventions and programs, designed and evaluated on a multitude of levels based on their approach to sexuality, health and education and available information about their effectiveness is analyzed here. The study also presents the situation regarding sexuality education and sexual health of young people in Romania and it outlines a few components of a future sexuality education program to be developed for parents in Romania aiming to prevent the sexual risk behavior for their children.

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