A Descriptive Model of Emergent Sexuality in Greek Cypriot Adolescents

dc.contributor.author	Κούτα, Χριστιάνα	el
dc.contributor.author	Ραφτόπουλος, Βασίλειος	el
dc.date.accessioned	2014-07-13T23:34:38Z
dc.date.available	2014-07-13T23:34:38Z
dc.date.issued	2014-07-14
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/1248
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	www.hsj.gr	en
dc.subject	Sexuality
dc.subject	Model
dc.subject	Cyprus
dc.subject	Adolescents
dc.subject	Culture
dc.subject	Religion
dc.subject	Σεξουαλικότητα
dc.subject	Πρότυπο
dc.subject	Κύπρος
dc.subject	Έφηβοι
dc.subject	Κουλτούρα
dc.subject	Θρησκεία
dc.title	A Descriptive Model of Emergent Sexuality in Greek Cypriot Adolescents	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Sexual health
heal.classification	Σεξουαλική υγεία
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Sexual health
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Σεξουαλική υγεία
heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας.Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2010-03
heal.bibliographicCitation	Kouta, C., Raftopoulos, V.. (2010). A Descriptive Model of Emergent Sexuality in Greek Cypriot Adolescents. "Health Science Journal". 4 (1), 48-56.	el
heal.abstract	Background: Sexual health education and training is a matter of great importance, however it remains, most of the times, a controversial issue across cultures and countries. Risky health behavior, with the lack of insight, may be an obstacle in providing adolescents with greater opportunity for a healthy sexual and reproductive life. Purpose: To examine Greek-Cypriot adolescents’ knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about sexuality, sexual and reproductive health and explore the influence of the dynamic interplay of transnational and local socio-cultural norms and values. Sample and Method: A Pancyprian survey of 697, third grade public general secondary schools students has been conducted. An anonymous and self-completed questionnaire was used to assess beliefs on sexual and reproductive health. For the analysis of data was used the statistical package SPSS 15 and the methods chi-squared test, pearson r and descriptive statistics. Results: Almost 50% (N=346) of the participants reported that contraception is a sin. The factors that affect adolescents’ emergent sexuality are church power (29%), family (79%), knowledge on sexuality issues (81%) and media power (43%). For the majority of the participants (97%) religion plays a central role in their daily life. Also, 30% (n=102) of males and 27% (n=97) of females stated that the church should be involved in sexuality education. Further, 42% (n=143) of the men believed that is acceptable for a woman to have premarital relations, as opposed to 31% (n=113) of women who believed that is acceptable for a woman to have premarital relations. Conclusion: The results reveal the influence of socio-cultural factors, such as church and family in participants’ understanding sexuality. The use of a descriptive model will help in understanding the local socio-cultural parameters that influence the general understanding of sexuality.	en
heal.publisher	Μαρβάκη, Χριστίνα	el
heal.journalName	Health Science Journal	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
heal.fullTextAvailability	true
heal.dateCreated	2010-01