Abstract
Prior research on the effects of sex education has demonstrated changes in the participants' knowledge and attitudes. What is less clear, and yet more significant, is whether knowledge translates to meaningful behavior change. A 43-item questionnaire was administered to students enrolled in two different, but consecutive, semesters of an undergraduate course in human sexuality. The study utilized a quasi-experimental cohort design and included two construct control measures in the questionnaire. Contrary to the fears generated by critics of sex education, there was no evidence that participating in the course somehow encouraged sexual experimentation. A disappointing finding of the study was that the course did not have significant impact upon students in terms of reducing risk behaviors. An essential element to risk behavior change is threat personalization; most of these students did not perceive themselves to be at risk for contracting any STD, including HIV. Although most of the students did not repor...
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