The Satisfaction of Higher Education Students with Sex Education Training: A Cross-Sectional Study
To maximize the potential of sex education, it is essential to optimize aspects related to the environment, the trainer–trainee interaction, and the quality of training. The objective of the present study was to identify and describe the satisfaction of higher education students with sex education training. An exploratory, descriptive, and cross-sectional study was carried out using the Student Satisfaction with Higher Education questionnaire, which was applied to a sample of 132 higher education students from several countries. In the statistical analysis using the SPSS software version 28, non-parametric tests were used, namely, the Mann–Whitney test and the Kruskal–Wallis test, in addition to Spearman’s correlation coefficient. Overall, the participants considered themselves very satisfied with the sex education training provided (χ = 4.77). The largest contribution to the satisfaction of the higher education students with the sex education training was the “quality of the training organization (environment and content)” (χ = 4.79). Educators and policymakers have the role of designing, implementing, and evaluating programs that satisfy college students and encourage them to strive for more sex education training aimed at promoting well-being, happiness, and sexual health.
Authors
- Conceição Santiago (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4030-6963)
- Daniela Mecugni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0442-050X)
- Ana Frías (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9038-8576)
- Vicki Aaberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2562-5678)
- Sagrario Gómez‐Cantarino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9640-0409)
- Florbela Bia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5822-6537)
- Fátima Frade (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6190-5298)
- Açucena Guerra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8698-2935)
- Maria da Luz Barros (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5620-0162)
- Mónica Raquel Pereira-Afonso
Institutions
- Seattle Pacific University (US)
- University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (IT)
- University of Lisbon (PT)
- Universidade do Porto (PT)
- University of Évora (PT)
- Universidade Católica Portuguesa (PT)
- Azienda Sanitaria Unità Locale di Reggio Emilia (IT)
- Lisbon School of Design (PT)
- Life Quality Research Centre (PT)
- Instituto Politécnico de Santarém (PT)
- Centre for Health Technology and Services Research (PT)
- Servicio de Salud de Castilla La Mancha (ES)
- Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IT)
- Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Toledo (ES)
- Nursing Research, Innovation and Development Centre of Lisbon (PT)
- Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Education Sciences
- Published
- 2025-03-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci15030385
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.87