Parental opposition to comprehensive sexuality education in Australia: associations with religiosity and school sector.

IF 2.6 3区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY Frontiers in Psychology Pub Date : 2024-11-01 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI:10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1391197

Jacqueline Hendriks, Neil Francis, Hanna Saltis, Katrina Marson, Jenny Walsh, Natasha Lawton, Sharyn Burns

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Abstract

Purpose: To empirically examine associations between parental opposition towards comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) and religiosity.

Methods: A nationally representative survey of Australian parents (N = 2,418) examined opposition towards 40 CSE topics, by parental religiosity and secular/religious school sector.

Results: Whilst opposition to most CSE topics correlated positively with religiosity, even amongst very religious parents, disapproval was minimal (2.8-31.2%; or 9.0-20.2% netted against non-religious parents). Parents with children enrolled in a Catholic school were less likely than secular-school parents to oppose CSE. Those with children at other-faith-schools were more likely to oppose CSE, but again disapproval was minimal (1.2-21.9%; or 1.3-9.4% netted against secular-school parents).

Discussion: Only small minorities of very religious parents and parents with children in religious schools opposed the teaching of various CSE topics. Decision-makers should therefore be cautious about assuming that CSE delivery is not widely supported by particular families.

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澳大利亚家长反对全面性教育：与宗教信仰和学校部门的关系。

目的：实证研究家长反对全面性教育（CSE）与宗教信仰之间的关联：对澳大利亚全国范围内的家长（N = 2,418）进行了一项具有代表性的调查，按照家长的宗教信仰和世俗/宗教学校部门，研究了家长对 40 个 CSE 主题的反对情况：尽管对大多数 CSE 议题的反对意见与宗教信仰呈正相关，但即使在非常虔诚的家长中，反对意见也微乎其微（2.8%-31.2%；或与非宗教信仰家长相比，9.0%-20.2%）。子女就读于天主教学校的家长反对 CSE 的可能性低于世俗学校的家长。子女就读于其他宗教学校的家长更有可能反对 CSE，但反对率同样很低（1.2-21.9%；或与非宗教学校家长相比的 1.3-9.4%）：讨论：只有少数非常虔诚的家长和有子女在宗教学校就读的家长反对教授各种 CSE 主题。因此，决策者在假定某些家庭不广泛支持实施 CSE 时应谨慎行事。

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Frontiers in Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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7396

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