Child Health Nursing Research

Korean Academy of Child Health Nursing (한국아동간호학회)
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Effects and Development of an Experience-based Sex Education Program for Adjustment to Puberty in Upper Elementary Students

초등학교 고학년 아동의 사춘기 적응증진을 위한 학교기반 성교육체험 프로그램의 개발 및 효과

  • Lee, Jaeyoung (Department of Nursing Science, Kyungsung University) ;
  • Park, So Yeon (Department of Nursing, Dong-Eui Institute of Technology) ;
  • Je, Minji (Graduate School, Pusan National University) ;
  • Ju, Hyeon Ok (Department of Nursing, Dong-A University)
  • 이재영 (경성대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 박소연 (동의과학대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 제민지 (부산대학교 대학원 간호학과) ;
  • 주현옥 (동아대학교 간호학과)
  • Received : 2018.08.18
  • Accepted : 2018.09.26
  • Published : 2018.10.31
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop an experience-based sex education program to improve adjustment to puberty in elementary school students in the upper grades and to verify its effectiveness. Methods: This study had a pretest-posttest nonequivalent control group design. The subjects of this study were a total of 95 sixth-graders in Y city (experimental group: 48, control group: 47). The measurement variables were sexual knowledge, body image, self-esteem, and satisfaction with life. Four sessions of the experience-based sex education program to improve adjustment to puberty, consisting of 40 minutes per session, were provided to the experimental group. Results: Children's sexual knowledge, self-esteem, and satisfaction with life in the experimental group, which participated in the experience-based sexual education program to improve adjustment to puberty, showed a significant increase compared to the control group. However, there was no statistically significant difference in body image. Conclusion: This study presents the development of an experience-based sex education program for adjustment to puberty to overcome the shortcomings of existing sex education programs that are limited to sexual knowledge and attitudes, and also verified that the sexual knowledge, self-esteem, and life satisfaction of the elementary school students who were provided with the program improved meaningfully.

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