Exploration of parental consent for adolescent involvement in genital body image education research.

Autor: Sharp G; Department of Neuroscience, School of Translational Medicine, 99 Commercial Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia. Electronic address: gemma.sharp@monash.edu., Kellermann V; Health Services & Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, David Goldberg Centre, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, United Kingdom., Mehta Y; Department of Neuroscience, School of Translational Medicine, 99 Commercial Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia., Fernando AN; Department of Neuroscience, School of Translational Medicine, 99 Commercial Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia., West ML; Department of Neuroscience, School of Translational Medicine, 99 Commercial Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Body image [Body Image] 2024 Jun; Vol. 49, pp. 101717. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 07.
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2024.101717
Abstrakt: Genital body image is a highly understudied concept but is important for sexual health and broader body image satisfaction. Effective genital body image interventions for adolescents have been developed, however, parental consent can be a barrier to adolescent participation. The aim of this study was to conduct a novel exploration of parental consent for genital body image education research and factors related to this consent. Participants were 125 parents of adolescents in Australia who completed an online questionnaire including measures of demographic characteristics, personality traits and attitudes, and likelihood of consent for an adolescent son and daughter participating in hypothetical genital body image education research. The vast majority of parents indicated that they definitely would consent to their adolescent sons' and daughters' involvement in this hypothetical research. There was no significant difference in likelihood of consent based on the gender of the adolescent. Parents having more conservative attitudes towards sex was the only factor tested that reduced the likelihood of providing consent. Overall, our results suggest parents are generally supportive of adolescent involvement in genital body image education research. This concept should be included in broader body image educational programs so adolescents gain exposure to this important but neglected topic.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest Nothing to declare for A/Prof Gemma Sharp, Vanessa Kellermann, Yukti Mehta, Anne Nileshni Fernando, and Madeline L. West.
(Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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