An Evaluation of an Abstinence-Only Sex Education Curriculum: An 18-Month Follow-Up

Autor/inn/en	Denny, George; Young, Michael
Titel	An Evaluation of an Abstinence-Only Sex Education Curriculum: An 18-Month Follow-Up
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 76 (2006) 8, S.414-422 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/j.1746-1561.2006.00135.x
Schlagwörter	Program Effectiveness; Student Attitudes; Knowledge Level; Intervention; Self Efficacy; Sex Education; Sexuality; Middle School Students; Comparative Analysis; Age Differences; Student Participation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Wissensbasis; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Sex instruction; Sexualaufklärung; Sexualerziehung; Sexualkunde; Sexualität; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung
Abstract	The article examines the results from an 18-month follow-up evaluation of an abstinence education curriculum series. Participants were students from 15 school districts recruited to participate in the project. The intervention was the Sex Can Wait curriculum series, consisting of upper elementary, middle school, and high school components. The 5-week curriculum was implemented by teachers who had participated in a special teacher training workshop. Both intervention and comparison students were surveyed before and after the curriculum intervention and at 18-month follow-up. Results indicated short-term effects as follows. Upper elementary intervention students indicated higher level of knowledge, more hopefulness for the future, and greater self-efficacy than did the comparison group. Middle school intervention students did not differ from comparison students. High school intervention students reported lower participation rates than the comparison group students in sexual intercourse (ever and last month), a more positive attitude toward abstinence and a greater intent to remain abstinent. Long-term (18 month) benefits were noted as follows: upper elementary intervention students had greater knowledge and were less likely than comparison students to report participation in sexual intercourse in the last month. Middle school intervention students were less likely than comparison students to report participation in sexual intercourse ever and sexual intercourse in the last month. High school intervention students evidenced greater knowledge and greater intent to remain abstinent than did comparison students. Results indicate that the program did have some positive benefits that should be considered by those interested in abstinence education programming. (Author).
Anmerkungen	Blackwell Publishing. 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148. Tel: 800-835-6770; Tel: 781-388-8200; Fax: 781-388-8210; e-mail: subscrip@bos.blackwellpublishing.com; Web site: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10