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  • Atitudes dos adolescentes face à sua sexualidade
    Publication . Vaz, Ana Maria; Antunes, Maria Teresa
    Identificar as atitudes dos adolescentes que frequentam o ensino secundário e analisar a influência das variáveis: sexo, idade, grau de instrução e profissão dos pais, religião, relação estável, informação sobre sexualidade, relações sexuais e utilização de métodos contraceptivos, nessas atitudes. A sexualidade é uma componente fundamental do relacionamento afectivo, referindo-se à maneira como cada um se relaciona consigo próprio e com os outros à procura de afecto (Nodin, 2001) e que influencia a saúde física, mental e o bem estar dos indivíduos (Matos et al., 2003). As propostas de alguns estudos científicos levam a melhor compreendermos as atitudes dos adolescentes face à sua sexualidade, procedendo ao estudo no contexto de uma previsível associação entre diversas variáveis, consideradas determinantes para ajudar a explorar o terreno dos afectos (Canavarro, 1999). METODOLOGIA: Estudo transversal, descritivo-correlacional, utilizando como instrumento de colheita de dados o questionário que inclui variáveis sócio-demográficas e individuais; Inventário Psicossexual de Snyder, Inventário de Personalidade de Eysenck, Inventário de Percepções Juvenis de Streit, versão portuguesa de Fleming (1993) e o Inventário Clínico de Auto-Conceito, de Vaz Serra (1998). A amostra é constituída por 521 estudantes (entre os 15 e os 19 anos), que frequentam a Escola Secundária Amato Lusitano e a Escola Secundária Nuno Álvares, em Castelo Branco, com uma média de idades de 16,37 anos (DP=1,06), em que (46,4%) são do sexo masculino e (53,6%) do sexo feminino.To identify the attitudes of adolescents attending secondary education and analyze the influence of variables: gender, age, degree of parental education and profession, religion, courtship, information about sexuality, sexual intercourse and use of contraception in these attitudes. Sexuality is a fundamental component of the affective relationship, referring to how each one relates to himself and with others when demanding affection (Nodin, 2001) influencing the physical and mental health and well being of individuals (Matos et al., 2003). Proposals from some scientific studies lead to better understand the attitudes of adolescents towards their sexuality, proceeding to the study in the context of an expected association between several variables, considered crucial to help explore the terrain of affections (Canavarro,1999).METHODOLOGY: Transversal descriptive-correlacional study, using the questionnaire as data collection with socio-demographic and individual variables; Psychosexual Inventory of Snyder; Eysenck Personality inventory; Streit Juvenile Perceptions inventory, Portuguese version of Fleming (1993) and the Vaz Serra Self Concept Clinical inventory (1998). The sample consists of 521 students (between 15 and 19 years old) attending secondary education in the city of Castelo Branco (Escola Secundária Amato Lusitano e Escola Secundária Nuno Álvares), with an average age of 16.37 years (DP=1,06), being (46.4%) males and (53.6%) females.
    2010Conference paper not in proceedings Open access Show more
  • Atitudes/comportamentos dos adolescentes face à sua sexualidade
    Publication . Antunes, Maria Teresa; Vaz, Ana Maria
    Over the last years, attitudes and sexual behaviors of teenagers have suffered permanent evolu tion, and have changed into a more permissive sexuality, not always followed by proper information on the most adequate way to deal with their own sexuality, which may lead to several health risks. Statistic analysis of questionnaires from a 521 student sample, from 2 high schools, with ages between 15 and 19 years old, comprising 46,4% boys and 53,6% girls, the age average being 16,37 and standard deviation (SD) 1,07. 196 students already have boyfriend/girlfriend, representing 36,8% of the total boys and 38,4% of the total for girls. 188 students already had sexual intercourse, being 64,9% of these sexual inter courses with boyfriend/girlfriend. After the first sexual intercourse 179 students had at least anoth er sexual intercourse, with the same sexual partner for 116 of these students an with a different sex ual partner for 63 of the subjects. 134 students used a contraceptive method, being the favorite the condom, which was used by 81,2%. About the information on sexuality 457 students (87,7%) con sidered themselves informed, resorting in their vast majority to internet and magazines (42,6%) to obtain information. In order to discuss sexuality most of the students prefer to talk to friends (53,7%). It has been verified that a big percentage of students initiate sexual activity quite early, thoughbeing necessary a greater intervention on school level, investing in sexual education and peer edu cation, as a big percentage of students chooses to discuss their sexuality issues with friends.
    2010Journal article Open access Show more