The Sex Education Series as a Resource for Sexuality Education: A Qualitative Study
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https://doi.org/10.17575/psicologia.1966Keywords:
sexuality education, sexuality, sex education series, mediaAbstract
Sexuality education (SE) is a growing research topic. Studies have unanimously shown positive resulting effects off SE. The media use by teenagers is increasing and one of its purposes is to obtain information on sexuality. The series "Sex Education" has gained relevance in this context, having already been renewed for several seasons. Thus, this study aims to analyse teenagers' and professionals' perspectives about the impact of the previously mentionated series on younger people and explore its use as an educational resource for SE. In order to achieve those goals we conducted nine interviews with teenagers and three with professionals and then analyzed the data through context analysis. The results show that "Sex Education" supports the psychosexual development, promoting knowledge, attitudes and competences. It is a great teaching resource for ES with teenagers, as it's educational, playful and realistic, approaching sexuality in a natural way.
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