The attitudes and reflections of the teacher education students on responsible sexual behavior

Moderno društvo karakteriziraju brze promjene kojima se svatko, želio to ili ne, mora prilagoditi. Opisujući današnje društvo treba spomenuti i neprekidne aktivnosti u kojima se brojni pojedinci pronalaze; od održavanja osnovnih fizičkih i fizioloških potreba, preko obavljanja svakodnevnih poslova i zadataka do stimuliranja manjih i većih, učestalih i rjeđih požuda, potreba i želja. U odnosu na odrasle osobe, spomenute želje i hedonistički način života, veća su i češća potreba adolescenata i mladih. Budući da mladi imaju priliku živjeti „slobodnijim“ načinom života, a istovremeno imaju i veliku dostupnost i dobroga i lošega, važno je da se spomenute generacije nauče prikladno ponašati u različitim životnim situacijama. Prikladno ponašanje i reagiranje u različitim novonastalim životnim situacijama, svakodnevne promjene uz formiranje stavova, vrijednosti i navika, najbolje se osvješćuju i uče u odgojno-obrazovnim ustanovama. Dostupnost različitih alata, materijala, interneta i aparata omogućuje i zahtijeva obrazovanje novih generacija na novi način.S druge strane, slobodniji način života mladih doveo je do sve češće pojave rizičnih ponašanja. Brojna su istraživanja potvrdila da na prevenciju rizičnih ponašanja najviše utječu stavovi, vrijednosti i informacije iz roditeljskoga doma te ponašanja, stavovi, navike i znanja stečena u školi. Rizična ponašanja su brojna, a ovaj rad orijentira se na seksualno ponašanje mladih. Provedeno istraživanje imalo je za cilj ispitati stavove i promišljanja studenata od prve do pete godine Učiteljskoga studija na Filozofskome fakultetu u Splitu o odgovornom spolnom ponašanju. S obzirom na to da uzorak predstavljaju budući učitelji, jasno je kako oni moraju imati točne informacije o tome što odgovorno spolno ponašanje podrazumijeva, koje spolno prenosive bolesti postoje te na koji se način i kroz koja područja zdravstveni odgoj provodi u školama. Usporedbom triju dobnih skupina studenata Učiteljskoga studija nije utvrđena statistički značajna razlika u stavovima i promišljanjima o odgovornom spolnom ponašanju. Zaključuje se kako studenti Učiteljskoga studija u Splitu imaju pozitivne i ispravne stavove o odgovornom spolnom ponašanju.Modern society is characterized by rapid change to which everyone, like it or not, must adapt. Describing today's society, we should also mention the continuous activities in which many individuals find themselves; from maintaining basic physical and physiological needs, through performing daily tasks to stimulating smaller and bigger, frequent and rarer lusts, needs and desires. Compared to adults, the mentioned desires and hedonistic lifestyle are more frequent needs of adolescents and young people. Since modern society and modern generations have the opportunity to live their life more freely, and at the same time a great availability of both good and bad, it is important that these generations learn to behave appropriately in different life situations. Appropriate behavior and reaction in various, modern life situations, daily changes with the formation of attitudes, values and habits, are best aware and learned in educational institutions. The availability of various tools, materials, the Internet and appliances enables and requires the education of new generations in a new way.On the other hand, a freer lifestyle of young people has led to an increasing incidence of risky behaviors. Numerous studies have confirmed that the prevention of risky behaviors is most influenced by attitudes, values and information from the parental home, as well as behaviors, attitudes, habits and knowledge acquired in school. Risky behaviors are numerous, and this paper focuses on the sexual behavior of young people. The aim of the research was to examine the attitudes and reflections of students from first to fifth year of the Teacher Education at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Split on responsible sexual behavior. Since the sample includes future teachers, it is clear that they must have accurate information about what responsible sexual behavior means, which sexually transmitted diseases exist and how and through which areas health education is implemented in schools. A comparison of the three age groups of Teacher Education students did not reveal a statistically significant difference in attitudes and reflections on responsible sexual behavior. It is concluded that Teacher Education students in Split have extremely positive and accurate attitudes about responsible sexual behavior