A Developmental Perspective on Adolescents’ Reproductive Self-Care

Stubbs, Margaret L.

doi:10.1080/23293691.2016.1196083

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“…Characters may have needed to engage in more active behaviors that children could strive to emulate to prompt attitudinal changes. Longer exposure also may have been necessary to counter the myriad negative messages children, especially girls, may have already received about pubertal developments elsewhere (Stubbs, 2016). Alternatively, it is also possible our three-item attitude measure was insensitive to change following short video exposure.…”

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“…The team also has discussed creating videos focused on additional topics. The existing videos largely focused on the biology and biochemistry underlying pubertal processes, but there is a need for related educational content on other topics, such as the biology of sexual orientation and identity, and the characteristics of healthy romantic relationships (Forrest et al 2004;Gegenfurtner and Gebhardt, 2017;Stubbs, 2016).…”

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“…Empowered with this knowledge, children are better intellectually and emotionally prepared for dramatic changes happening to their bodies (Winn et al 1995). As children mature throughout adolescence, they can continue building upon their foundational reproductive health knowledge, which can lead to stronger learning about more advanced human reproduction topics, such as family planning (Goldman, 2011;UNESCO, 2009;LeCroy et al 2018;Stubbs, 2016). Unfortunately, children's reproductive health knowledge usually falls far below recommended educational benchmarks-at least in the Midwestern U.S. where the present data were collected- (Hurwitz et al 2017), and youth in early adolescence are rarely the focus of educational intervention (LeCroy et al 2018).…”

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“…Some gender differences seem to exist, with boys eagerly anticipating pubertal developments, and girls tending to be more apprehensive (KRC Research and Consulting, 1991a;Hurwitz et al 2017). Both boys and girls sometimes desire reassurance that the timing and individual nature of their transition to puberty is "normal" (Forrest et al 2004;Stubbs, 2016).…”

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“…Many girls understand menstruation is the result of an unfertilized ovum, but their knowledge about particulars-such as what specifically exits the female body-is hazy (Stubbs, 2008). Premenarchal girls are often uneasy about menarche and menstruation generally (KRC Research and Consulting, 1991a;Brooks-Gunn and Ruble, 1982;Stubbs, 2008), in large part due to negative messaging around menstrual "symptoms" (e.g., cramping) in many sexual education texts and in the popular media (Stubbs, 2016).…”

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'A New You, That’s Who': an evaluation of short videos on puberty and human reproduction

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Learning basic information about puberty and human reproduction can alleviate concerns about the transition to adolescence and provide a foundation for later learning about more advanced reproductive health topics, such as family planning. Parents and children alike believe educational videos make these topics more engaging, and socio-cultural theory suggests such videos can effectively promote learning. To that end, we tested the efficacy of a series of reproductive health education videos called 'A New You, That's Who', with a sample of 80 11-year-old children in a research laboratory setting. The series was designed with socio-cultural theory learning principles in mind and consisted of three 5-min animated music videos focused on puberty, reproductive anatomy, and menstruation. Children were randomly assigned to watch the 'A New You, That's Who' videos or a control set of videos on the scientific method. Children who watched the treatment videos out-performed peers in the control group on a measure reproductive health knowledge. However, there were no differences in attitudes towards puberty between conditions. The videos provide effective ways to learn factual information about puberty and human reproduction, and may be valuable tools to supplement social-emotional lessons provided at home, at school, or in other real-world settings.

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confidence: 99%