Adolescent Sexual Health Education Project: The Promotive Effects of Mindfulness, Relational Reflection, and Trauma-Informed Care on Psychological Empowerment
Depression and anxiety among adolescents have been growing rapidly in recent years, and this is especially pronounced within the LGBTQ younger people. This study is interested in how a sexual health education project (SHE project) affects adolescents psychological empowerment and how it promotes adolescents personal attention and emotional regulation through practices like mindfulness, relational reflection, and tension-educated care. The mindfulness part of the SHE project helps adolescents remain present in the moment, increasing understanding and rules of the emotions that arise during natural links. This encourages personal confidence, self- confidence, and a objective- oriented understanding of sexual thoughts. As part of the SHE project, relational reflection encourages adolescents to respect themselves in relation to their classmates. Teenagers are more likely to start up and share their experiences and feelings with a friendly peer group, which increases home consciousness and improves marriage development. The integration of Trauma-informed Care (TIC) into sexual health education can be used to effectively treat adolescent sexual trauma. By knowing problem signals and behaving properly to avoid re-traumatization, educators can support adolescents who have experienced physical tension in feeling secure and supported learning situations. This research emphasizes the value of integrating mindfulness, relational reflection, and trauma- informed training in sexual health education in order to enhance adolescents psychological well- being.
Authors
- J. Cao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1491-5266)
Institutions
- University of British Columbia (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media
- Published
- 2025-09-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-7048/2025.ns26972
- Primary Topic
- Child Therapy and Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00