This self-access class examines the pressures young people face in the context of changing sexual norms. Drawing on insights from the British National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (NATSAL), the session sheds light on emerging patterns in sexual behaviour, relationships, and wellbeing.
You will gain:
- An overview of shifting sexual norms: Explore how cultural and social changes are shaping young people’s experiences of sex and relationships.
- Insights into sexual wellbeing: Understand how the pressure to perform impacts self-esteem, confidence, and relational satisfaction.
- Implications for therapeutic practice: Consider what these findings mean for supporting young service users in Psychosexual and Relationship Therapy.
This is an edited recording of Prof. Kristin Mitchell’s live presentation at the COSRT 2024 Summer Conference.
About the Trainer
Kirstin Mitchell is Professor of Social Science and Public Health at the University of Glasgow and leads a programme of work on Intimate Relationships and Health. She co-leads the British National Survey of Sexual Kirstin’s research focuses on young people.
She currently leads a project to design better measures of sex, gender identity and sexuality for health surveys with young people. She also leads a national evaluation of a whole-school approach to Gender Based Violence in Scottish secondary schools, and contributes to an Action-research project promoting involvement of young people in Scotland’s sexual health policy and service provision. Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal) which provides decennial ‘snap shots’ of sexual behaviour in Britain.
