Spiritual well-being and lifestyle choices in adolescents: A quantitative study among Afrikaans-speaking learners in the North West Province of South Africa

Jacobs, Anne; Viljoen, Charles Theodorus; Walt, J.L. Van der

doi:10.2989/17280583.2012.673493

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“…It should include religious activities, which teach life skills and increase spiritual well-being, self-efficacy, self-esteem and pro-social behaviour in young people (Jacobs et al 2012;Wild et al 2004). Issues such as peer pressure, gender power relations and building trust in close relationships between young men and women should also be addressed.…”

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How do clergy in the Afrikaans-speaking churches deal with sexuality and HIV prevention in young people? Is the message clear?

Dyk

2017

Verbum Eccles.

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The purpose of this study was to investigate how clergy are dealing with HIV prevention and sexuality education of young people in their congregations. An electronic questionnaire was filled in by 142 clergy from white Afrikaans-speaking churches in the Reformed tradition. Results showed that 77% clergy believed that unmarried young people in their congregations are sexually active. More than 85% clergy agreed that it is the task of the church to provide sexuality and HIV prevention education to young congregants. However, not many clergy (13%) offered HIV prevention programmes for young people in their own congregations. The main HIV prevention message 85% of clergy were prepared to share with young congregants was ‘abstinence only’ or ‘your body is the temple of God’. Only 15% clergy (significantly more female clergy) were prepared to offer comprehensive sexuality education (abstinence PLUS) programmes. The HIV prevention message of the church should at least be in line with the lived experiences and reality of its youth in today’s society. The church can no longer afford to alienate young people through moralism only. She needs an approach that satisfies both morality and reality.Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: This article has implications for the fields of psychology, HIV and AIDS research and pastoral care. It challenges the way the church prepares young people to cope with HIV in a modern society and suggests change in terms of a greater participation in the sexuality education of young people.

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How do clergy in the Afrikaans-speaking churches deal with sexuality and HIV prevention in young people? Is the message clear?

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2017

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A Comparative Analysis of Mississippi Rural Schools’ Abstinence-Only and Abstinence-Plus Programs

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2016

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Mississippi responded to high teenage pregnancy rates by enacting a law requiring school districts to choose between an abstinence-only or abstinence-plus program. However, there is limited research on Mississippi’s sex education policies, creating a research gap that inhibits developing successful programs. There is a need to compare the two programs with a focus on rural areas. This study compared programs by examining students’ abstinent sexual attitudes, social norms, self-efficacy, sexual abstinence behaviors, and perceived effectiveness of sexual education and decision making to address whether those variables differed by programs and if there was an interaction between programs and students’ sex. Guided by the health belief model, social cognitive theory, and theory of reasoned action, data was collected from 366 students by way of a demographic survey and the Sexual Risk Behavioral Belief and Self-Efficacy, Sexual Abstinence, and Effectiveness of Sexual Education Scales. Abstinence-plus program students had higher levels of abstinent sexual attitudes, social norms, self-efficacy, and decision-making self-efficacy than abstinence-only program students, with a small effect size for abstinent social norms. Sexual abstinence behavior scores did not differ by programs, and there was no interaction between programs and students’ sex. Results indicate future studies should include a pretest and posttest evaluation.

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Spiritual well-being and lifestyle choices in adolescents: A quantitative study among Afrikaans-speaking learners in the North West Province of South Africa

Abstract: Further research must be carried out to assess the impact of spirituality on risk behaviours and lifestyle choices.

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How do clergy in the Afrikaans-speaking churches deal with sexuality and HIV prevention in young people? Is the message clear?

How do clergy in the Afrikaans-speaking churches deal with sexuality and HIV prevention in young people? Is the message clear?

A Comparative Analysis of Mississippi Rural Schools’ Abstinence-Only and Abstinence-Plus Programs

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