The Relationship of Sex Education on Sexual and Relationship Satisfaction

Books are being banned at an alarming rate and discussing sex, sexuality, and gender- themes included in the curriculum of sex education are being attacked. Previous research has shown that informal sex education, parent-child communication, is associated with less sexual anxiety and more sexual satisfaction for sons if the relationship is open and nonjudgmental. Furthermore, past research has covered unhealthy relationship dynamics within the realm of sex education. The current correlational study will examine the relationship between types of sex education on levels of sexual and relationship satisfaction. For the purpose of this study, abstinence-only and comprehensive sex education are characterized as formal while parent-child communication is characterized as informal sex education. Studying this topic is important because of the current political climate in the United States. There is a need for the empirical study of the long-term effects of varying types of sex education. This way, programs that produce significant results can be protected and preserved for the well-being of our society. The current study will be innovative because it will study important outcomes, positive aspects of sexual and romantic relationships, from differing sex education programs. I hypothesize that individuals who have received a formal comprehensive sex education will have higher sexual and relationship satisfaction than those who received formal abstinence-only sex education. Furthermore, I believe that individuals that have received an informal comprehensive sex education will have higher sexual and relationship satisfaction than individuals that have received an informal abstinence-only sex education