10.25419/rcsi.10771058.v1 Caroline Kelleher Caroline Kelleher Daniel Boduszek Daniel Boduszek Ashling Bourke Ashling Bourke Orla McBride Orla McBride Karen Morgan Karen Morgan Improving research on parental involvement in sexuality education: Findings from the Irish Contraception and Crisis Pregnancy Survey – 2010 Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland 2019 Research Parental Involvement Sexuality Education Contraception Crisis Pregnancy Survey Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified 2019-11-22 15:31:31 Presentation https://repository.rcsi.com/articles/presentation/Improving_research_on_parental_involvement_in_sexuality_education_Findings_from_the_Irish_Contraception_and_Crisis_Pregnancy_Survey_2010/10771058 <p>Sexuality education research has highlighted the importance of parental involvement<sup>2</sup>. Parents largely concur with the idea that they should play a fundamental role in their children’s sexuality education; indeed, 95% of parents in one national UK study felt that discussing contraception with their children was primarily their responsibility<sup>3</sup>. However, only 58% of those parents had actually done so, suggesting that these beliefs are not always reflected in practice<sup>3</sup>. Investigating sexuality education frequently occurs via national sexual health surveys. For example both the Irish Study on Sexual Health and Relationships<sup>4</sup> and the UK National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles II5 included questions that asked participants about learning about sex when they were growing up. Understanding the factors that influence parents in engaging in sexuality education would benefit from advances in research design and methods.</p>