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dc.contributor.authorReynolds, Jennifer.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-21T12:53:04Z
dc.date.available2009-05-21T12:53:04Z
dc.date.issued2003-05-21T12:53:04Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10464/1219
dc.description.abstractThe present study explored the connections among adolescents' sense of self, sexuality, and perceptions of risk. Such an exploration may help educators to further understand why adolescents engage in risk-taking behaviours such as unprotected sex. The study involved secondary analysis on the data collected from the Youth Lifestyle Choices - Community University Research Alliance 2000 (YLC - CURA) Youth Resilience Questionnaire (YRQ). Participants were 300 male and female students in Grades 9, 1 1 and OAC. Data analyses involved both descriptive and inferential statistics (correlational and multivariate analysis). Chi-square analyses were performed on the open-ended self-description question. Separate analyses were conducted on gender and age (grade levels). Correlational analyses revealed that adolescents with a more positive sense of self were more likely to perceive sexual involvement as a relatively high-risk behaviour. Specifically, results found that male adolescents were less likely than females to perceive sex to be risky. Results are discussed in relation to previous research in the area of selfcognitions and risk-taking sexual behaviour. Results are also discussed in terms of educational implications in that the current results may provide the beginnings of a framework for more holistic sexual education programs.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherBrock Universityen_US
dc.subjectTeenagersen_US
dc.subjectSelf-perception in adolescence.en_US
dc.titleAdolescent sexuality : an investigation into the relation between sexuality and self-concept /en_US
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen
dc.degree.nameMaster of Educationen_US
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies in Educationen_US
dc.degree.disciplineFaculty of Educationen_US
refterms.dateFOA2021-07-30T02:24:23Z


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