Teenagers, Sexual Health Information and the Digital Age

Teenagers are surrounded by information about sexual health, and access to digital technology has made it possible to envisage exciting opportunities for innovative and creative ways of providing teenagers with reliable information in a confidential manner. However, the online environment also poses challenges for teenagers, parents, and health practitioners with access to unreliable, misleading and potentially dangerous information. Examining our teenagers' information needs and existing levels of knowledge are important but we also need to understand how they engage with and evaluate sexual health information both offline and in a digital context so that we can improve the provision of useful information. How to educate teenagers about good sexual health is an issue for parents, health professionals and educators. Education programs vary widely in content and tone, and the forthcoming changes to sex and relationship education in the UK provide a timely opportunity to consider how this provision maps onto current digital resources. Teenagers, Sexual Health Information and the Digital Age examines the current information landscape for teenagers. It examines the online resources available including games and digital interventions and highlights current issues such as sexting and pornography. Information needs and provision will be examined, and existing sexual health interventions and digital interventions will be discussed, gathering both teenagers' and sexual health professionals' views on these services. In addition to a review of the current literature on sexual health and teenagers, the book examines groups of teenagers particularly vulnerable to risky sex and asks what are the predictors of these behaviors and what can be done to address the behaviors. This book will also provide reflections and practical advice on the ethical issues associated with research in this context. Provides guidance on the ethical issues with research associated with this topicCovers both teenagers' information needs as well as their existing levels of knowledgeAssesses how teenagers engage with and evaluate sexual health informationAddresses the challenges inherent in the online environment such as unreliable and misleading information INDICE: 1. Introduction to sexual health2. Current research on sexual health and teenagers3. Sexual health education in schools and digital interventions4. Sexual health professional views of sexual health education5. Ethical issues when researching teenagers and sexual health6. Teenagers views of sexual health education7. Predictors of risky sexual behaviours for female teenagers8. Teenagers views of sexual health education websites and apps9. A brief online intervention to promote safe sex intentions10. Reflections and conclusions

• ISBN: 978-0-12-816969-8
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 164
• Fecha Publicación: 07/01/2020
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés