SAĞLIK HİZMETLERİ MESLEK YÜKSEKOKULU ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN CİNSEL EĞİTİME KARŞI TUTUMLARI VE CİNSEL BENLİK ŞEMALARININ İNCELENMESİ

Abstract

Aim: This study was conducted to examine the attitudes of health services vocational school students towards sexual education and their sexual self-schemas. Methods: The study, which was in descriptive relationship-seeking design, was completed with 235 students. As data collection tools, Student Information Form, Attitude towards Sex Education Scale and Sexual Self Schema Scale were used. In the evaluation of the data, number, percentage, mean and standard deviation values and t test, ANOVA and pearson correlation tests were applied in independent groups. Results: The average age of the students participating in the research is 21.09±2.09. It was determined that the participants' attitudes towards sexual education scale scores were significantly higher in students who found sexual education important. It was determined that the sexual self-schema scale and all sub-dimensions of the participants were significantly higher in those with high father education level than those with low education level. A weak positive correlation was found between the students' attitudes towards sexual education scale and their sexual self-schema scale scores. Conclusions: As a result of the research, it was determined that the students' attitudes towards sexual education were above the average, and the sexual ego sensual/provocative schema had the highest average. It was observed that students' attitudes towards sexual education were related to their sexual self-schema. Suggestions were made in line with the results.