Effects of an Interprofessional Student-Led Sexual Education Program on Self-Efficacy and Attitudes About Sexual Violence in Youths in Juvenile Detention
| Autor: | Jesse Honsky, Ellen Luebbers, Anjali Shekar, Abby Gross |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Male Adolescent education Population Psychological intervention Sex Education Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Juvenile delinquency Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Child Students Curriculum Reproductive health Self-efficacy education.field_of_study 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine Sexual violence Social work business.industry Sex Offenses Obstetrics and Gynecology General Medicine Self Efficacy Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Juvenile Delinquency Female business Program Evaluation Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. 33:302-306 |
| ISSN: | 1083-3188 |
| Popis: | We aim to explore the impact of an interprofessional graduate student-led sexual education curriculum on sexual self-efficacy, perceived importance of sexual consent, and willingness to intervene against sexual violence in the high-risk population of detained youths.Medical, nursing, social work, and physician assistant students implemented a 3-session, comprehensive sexual health curriculum for detained youths (n = 253).The curriculum from Son et al (2017) was adapted to include a more targeted curriculum on consent and safe relationships. Youths completed pre- and postintervention assessments that evaluated their sexual self-efficacy and violence-related beliefs and behaviors.Detained youths completing the curriculum showed statistically significant increases in the sexual self-efficacy (P .001), view of the importance of consent (P .001), and willingness to intervene (P = .0027). The subset of male individuals and adolescents aged 17-19 years achieved statistically significant improvement in each category; adolescents aged 12-14 years did not. Female participants showed statistically significant improvement in sexual self-efficacy scores only.The curriculum addressing topics of consent and sexual violence was effective in improving detained youths' belief in their ability to safely navigate a sexual encounter and their attitudes toward sexual assault. Additional research on gender- and age-specific programming and the long-term impact on sexual health risk behaviors is needed. |
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