Attitudes of teenagers towards sexuality
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The area of sexuality is seen as very relevant at
any stage of life, but with speciic characteristics in adolescence.
Attitudes, behaviors, beliefs and values related to sexuality in
the life cycle stage, are factors that can inluence the health
of adolescents, affecting the integrity of the various levels of
functionality. To know the attitudes of teenagers towards sexuality
and analyze its relationship with gender and religion. It is a study of quantitative approach, observational, descriptive
and analytical. A questionnaire was applied on a sample of
432 adolescents aged between 14 and 18 years. The results show that most young people presents more
liberal positions and less conservative towards sexuality positions.
The girls expressed more liberal attitudes compared to boys. The
girls value more affective dimension. With regard to religion, the
attitudes of teenagers towards sexuality Catholics no are different
from non-Catholic teens. Although in recent years there had been changes
in cultural patterns, which are relected in a relative change of
mentalities, we found that sexuality in general still remains associated
with myths and taboos. Teens revealed liberal attitudes about
sexuality in general, but also show fear, shame and embarrassment
regarding their sexuality and embarrassment in communicating
about it.
