Table 1 Parents’ approaches to sexuality education of adolescent boys
Sub-categories | Categories | Theme |
|---|---|---|
1. Extreme monitoring 2. Restricting access to sexual information 3. Controlling and restricting relationships 4. Keeping silent and dodging | Extreme monitoring and restriction | Transition from tradition to modernity |
1. Deviating adolescents’ thoughts from the sexual instinct 2. Attempt to inhibit sexual desire and experiences 3. Resorting to religion as a lever 4. scaring and warning | Abstinence as the main content of sexual education | |
1. Avoiding violent behavior 2. Empathy and intimacy with adolescents 3. An optimistic consideration of puberty changes 4. Strict prohibition of sexual behaviors in a gentler manner | Struggling to establish peace and achieve tolerance | |
1. Criticism of negative attitudes to sexuality 2. Attempt to desensitize the sexual issues 3. Avoiding extreme restrictions 4. Empowerment instead of restrictions | Criticizing the cultural taboos | |
1. Self-modeling for adolescents 2. Metaphorical education 3. Optimism about the adequacy of deterrent boundaries 4. Imitating their own upbringing style | Hope for spontaneous learning | |
1. Failure to find information about sexuality education 2. Inefficiency of religious solutions 3. Bewilderment and confusion 4. Disparity in parents’ attitudes toward sexuality education | Uncertainty and confusion |