Exploring the Significance of Adolescent Sex Education Based on Social Media

Shaoxin Zheng; Ming Han

doi:10.62177/jetp.v2i1.142

Authors

Shaoxin Zheng aSSIST University https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1898-4191
Ming Han Transplant center of Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Southern Medical University https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9060-3906

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62177/jetp.v2i1.142

Keywords:

Adolescents, Sex Education, Social Media, Information Dissemination, Sexual Health Education

Abstract

This study aims to explore the presentation of adolescent sex education in socialized media and its impact on adolescents, especially the role of social platforms and network culture in teenage sex education. Through a review of relevant literature in recent years, the study analyzed the diverse presentation of social media in the communication of sex education and its positive and negative effects. The study finds that social media provide abundant sex education resources for adolescents, especially content related to sexual health, gender awareness, and emotion management, but it is also accompanied by problems such as false information, over-gendering or inaccurate gender role modelling;. However, social platforms can break through the limitations of the traditional education system and provide more personalized and immediate education content, in the absence of effective guidance and supervision, it is easy to lead adolescents to have a negative attitude towards sex education. Although social platforms can break through the limitations of the traditional education system to provide more personalized and immediate educational content, the lack of effective guidance and supervision can easily lead to misunderstandings and the deepening of gender stereotypes. This study suggests that adolescent sexuality education should collaborate with social media platforms to promote the dissemination of scientific, comprehensive and inclusive sexuality education content and to strengthen the guiding roles of parents, schools and the government to minimize possible negative impacts.

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