Sex education need to stress more on emotional well being: survey
A survey done by contraceptive maker, Durex, identified these emotional
aspects of sex" as love, respect and the shared enjoyment of giving
pleasure to one’s partner.
Many of the respondents say theses aspects were not touched upon during sex education in schools.
Only 12 per cent of more than 1000 Singaporeans polled claimed they are taught these aspects of sexual learning at school.
This Singaporean call for a greater focus on the emotional side of sex is particularly strong among the younger generations.
More than half of those aged 16 to 24 and 35 to 44 say they would like to have received more information on the subject.
Nonetheless, school sex education is still seen as a major source of information for one in two who receive it.
Three in five credit magazines and as many as 1 in 2 say they rely on the Internet for teaching them what they know.
An expert in the field of teenage sex and pregnancy Dr Carol Balhetchet
said this lack of knowledge in emotions may have also led to an
increase in teenage sex and pregnancies.
The survey findings concludes the four-part Durex Sexual Wellbeing Global Survey.
The international survey was conducted in 26 countries to gain insight
into sexual wellbeing and the part it plays in overall wellbeing.
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