La investigación sobre sexualidad infantillimitaciones y recomendaciones

  1. González Ortega, Eva
Revista:
Summa Psicológica UST

ISSN: 0718-0446

Año de publicación: 2020

Volumen: 17

Número: 1

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.18774/0719-448X.2020.17.455 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

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Resumen

Los niños pueden tener comportamientos y sentimientos de naturaleza sexual. Sin embargo, dada la escasa investigación científica, la sociedad a menudo no reconoce las experiencias propias del desarrollo sexual infantil, y no hay consenso sobre qué conductas son normativas. Esta revisión pretende describir las principales conclusiones alcanzadas en este campo, y analizar las lagunas de conocimiento y limitaciones metodológicas existentes, con las consiguientes sugerencias para futuras investigaciones. Los resultados indican que debe prestarse más atención a las cogniciones y sentimientos relacionados con la sexualidad, la perspectiva de los niños, las manifestaciones sexuales saludables y normativas, y los factores de socialización sexual relevantes. Se aconseja combinar métodos directos e indirectos, así como técnicas cuantitativas y cualitativas para una mayor riqueza y validez de los hallazgos. También se aportan consideraciones éticas. En conclusión, es necesario profundizar en la investigación de la sexualidad infantil desde una perspectiva integradora y ecológica que aporte una base empírica para el desarrollo de intervenciones en salud sexual infantil.

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