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.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105306066617

URL: http://hpq.sagepub.com/content/11/5/669.abstract

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.

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