Brief sexuality education intervention program from the biographical model in secondary school adolescents: A pilot study

Abstract

Comprehensive sex education continues to be a pending subject in Spain, not without difficulties for its implementation and development on many occasions. Although there are initiatives for training in this area, not all of them provide objective evidence of their effectiveness. Therefore, the objectives of the study were: to promote open values and attitudes about sexual activity (erotophilia), to reduce myths about masturbation, to improve sexual fantasies and to increase knowledge and protective behaviours in sexual relations against STI/HIV. A quasi-experimental design with pre-post evaluation was carried out in a sample of 32 students of 4th grade of ESO from a public high school in the province of Malaga, with 18 males and 14 females (M= 15.5; SD= .62). Sociodemographic and sexual protection or risk behaviour data were recorded, constructed ad hoc, as well as the EROS, SFQ, NAMI and ECI questionnaires. The intervention was carried out in 4 sessions, one per week, with a total duration of one month, being the theoretical and practical content so that through explanations, debates and group dynamics the objectives were worked on. Statistically significant differences were found after the intervention. Therefore, a brief intervention program in sexual education could be a relevant tool for the improvement of attitudes and sexual knowledge of adolescents, being these promising results to consider brief interventions as a way to improve sexual attitudes and knowledge.