Learning Resources on Sexuality, Sex Comprehensive and Proper Sexuality Learning of Psychology Students

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to survey sexuality learning resources, sex comprehensive—the UNICEF Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE), and proper sexuality ways for teaching teenagers. Using simple sampling, one sample group of this research involves 144 undergraduates from 18-24 years of age majoring in psychology. The other sample group, selected by purposive selection, is 99 Kasetsart university students who have taken Psychology of Sexual Behavior course. The first sample group did the sexuality learning resources survey and the sex comprehensive—the UNICEF Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) survey and the latter sample group did the open-ended questionnaire and online focus groups about sexuality learning resources, sexuality learning experiences that included in and out system education and responded for the proper sexuality approaching. The findings reveal that the first sample group had the high sexual comprehension in every area. The highest comprehension is about gender (91.6 %) and the least comprehension is about value rights culture with sexuality (54.7 %). Overall, the sample groups mostly received sexual information for media, friends, self-learning, school, and family, respectively. The proper sexuality ways for teaching teenagers suggest teachers should have neutral attitude, be open minded, and give students some opportunity to ask questions relating to sexuality. The teachers should be equipped with concreate teaching content and skills to create good learning atmosphere.