Constructions of sexual relationships: a study of the views of young people in Catalunia, England and Slovakia and their health implications

Stenner, Paul H. D.; Bianchi, Gabriel; Popper, Miroslav; Supeková, Marianna; Lukšík, Ivan and Pujol, Joan (2006). Constructions of sexual relationships: a study of the views of young people in Catalunia, England and Slovakia and their health implications. Journal of Health Psychology, 11(5), pp. 669–684.

URL:	http://hpq.sagepub.com/content/11/5/669.abstract
DOI (Digital Object Identifier) Link:	http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1177/1359105306066617
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Abstract

Q methodology was applied to investigate the views of young people from Catalunia, England and Slovakia regarding sexual relationships and their health implications. The Q sorts of 188 16-18-year-olds from these three diverse European regions were reduced by Q factor analysis to six clear accounts. These accounts are presented in relation to three emergent themes: (a) traditionalism/liberalism; (b) locus of responsibility; and (c) the relationship between sex and love, and these discursive themes are discussed in relation to health-salient criteria such as awareness of sex-related risk and corresponding implications for conduct.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Copyright Holders:	2006 SAGE Publications
ISSN:	1461-7277
Keywords:	culture; Q methodology; relationships; sexual health; sexuality
Academic Unit/Department:	Social Sciences > Psychology in the Social Sciences
Item ID:	30145
Depositing User:	Paul Stenner
Date Deposited:	15 Dec 2011 15:42
Last Modified:	21 Dec 2011 09:44
URI:	http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/30145

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