Adolescents' Perception About Their Intimate Affective Relationships

Abstract

Adolescence corresponds to the period of discoveries, with anatomical, physiological, hormonal and psychological/ emotional changes, which favors changes in social life and also generates doubts about their behaviors and attitudes. The objective was to understand the adolescents' perception of their intimate affective relationships. This is an exploratory, descriptive research with a qualitative approach, carried out in February 2020. The setting was an outpatient clinic specializing in adolescent health, located in Rio de Janeiro. Data collection was carried out through semi-structured interviews. Data were analyzed, based on Bardin's content analysis. Two categories were evidenced: Intimate affective relationships from the perspective of adolescents and sexual relationships from the perspective of adolescents. It was observed that the vulnerability of this public may be related to the precariousness of access to correct information and debates on subjects still considered myths and taboos in society.