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Actitudes de los jóvenes hacia la sexualidad humana y su relación con el comportamiento de riesgo: el fenómeno Sexting

Authors :
Ordóñez Ordóñez, Miriam Carlota
González Morocho, Javier Efraín
Ordóñez Ordóñez, Miriam Carlota
González Morocho, Javier Efraín
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

This research´s main objective was to identify attitudes toward sexuality on young students from first, second and third year of high school from Unidad Educativa "La Salle" - Sede Azogues, which are related to the prevalence of risk behaviors such as sexting phenomenon. This work was, methodologically, quantitative. With this basis, a descriptive and transversal study was designed. The universe included 144 high school students, from which 58 surveys were applied according to statistical procedure. The survey included closed type questions matching specific variables. It was concluded that there is a tendency, equally among men and women, to develop sexting dynamics using electronic devices; it was also identified that the most commonly developed action consists on sharing seductive text messages using a cell phone (22 %), which is, also, the most frequently used device among teenagers with an incidence of 37 %. Computers were also diagnosed as highly used devices for this purpose. This consideration lead to contemplate student´s integrity and privacy risk as a real fact.

Details

Database :
OAIster
Notes :
Spanish
Publication Type :
Electronic Resource
Accession number :
edsoai.on1146359576
Document Type :
Electronic Resource