The Development of Family Sex-Talk Model for Grade 7 students, Kamphaeng Phet Province

Abstract

The Development of Family Sex-Talk Model for Grade 7 students, Kamphaeng Phet province aimed to develop a model for Sex-Talk in the family of grade 7 students, and to evaluate the outcomes of this model. This action research was divided into 4 stages; consisting of 1) Study on the situation and problems in talking about sex in the family, 2) Develop a family sex-talk model for grade 7 students, 3) Implement this family sex-talk model to grade 7 students and their parents, and 4) Evaluate the outcomes of this family sex-talk model. Participants were 30 pairs of students and their parents, selected by a purposive sampling. The study tools composed of the learning activity plan, the questionnaire on Sexuality knowledge, attitude toward sex-talk, the comfort of sex-talk, the practice of sex-talk, family sex-talk and sexual risk behaviors monitoring, including in-dept interview. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics; frequency and percentage. Content analysis was adopted to analyze qualitative data. The t-test statistics were utilized to analyze pre-post implementing data. Results revealed that students and their parents’ sexuality knowledge, attitude toward sex-talk, the comfort of sex-talk, and the practice of sex-talk were highly increased than the previous implementation significantly (p< 0.001). The family sex-talk monitoring data showed that students and their parents gained more sex-talk, whereas the sexual risk behaviors of students declined from “frequently” to “seldom” or “never.”  Suggestions were to implement this family sex-talk model to all secondary schools in Kamphaeng Phet province, monitor the usage of this model in the long run, develop a follow-up plan for students and their parents from grade 7 to 8 and 9, and integrate this model into school system, in order to achieve the continuity and persistence of family sex-talk and reduce teen pregnancy.