Abstract
Objective:
To evaluate the approach to sexuality in the dialogue between parents and adolescents and to describe how nursing can intervene positively in this context.
Methods:
This descriptive and qualitative study involved 22 parents selected by simple sampling. A semistructured form was used for data collection, and the Collective Subject Discourse method was used to analyse the results.
Results:
The study included three categories: dialogue between parents and children on sexuality; topics addressed in the dialogue between parents and children; and counselling and difficulties experienced by parents.
Conclusion:
Parents experienced difficulties when addressing sexuality and addressed this topic only superficially. In this context, nursing plays an important role in the sexual education of adolescents and in the orientation provided in the family and school setting.
Keywords
Sexuality; Sex education; Parents; Parent-child relations; Public health nursing; Research in nursing education