RT Journal Article T1 Factors Related to Gender Violence and Sex Education in Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study A1 Guerra-Marmolejo, Cristina A1 Fernández-Fernández, Eloísa A1 González-Cano-Caballero, María A1 García-Gámez, Marina A1 del Río, Francisco J. A1 Fernández-Ordóñez, Eloisa K1 Sexual health K1 Nursing K1 School medical service K1 Ambivalent sexism K1 Sexual double standard K1 Romantic love myths K1 Adolescent K1 Gender violence K1 Risk factors K1 Sex education K1 Intimate partner violence K1 Salud sexual K1 Enfermería K1 Servicios de salud escolar K1 Sexismo K1 Amor K1 Adolescente K1 Violencia de género K1 Factores de riesgo K1 Educación sexual AB Background: For school medical services and the staff responsible for sex education for adolescents, it is important to understand the factors that may influence gender violence. The aim of this study is to determine whether the presence of sexist attitudes, double standards and/or romantic myths contributes to the risk of gender violence. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out at five secondary schools in the province of Malaga (Spain). In total, 879 adolescents aged 12–18 years were included, studying years 1–4 of compulsory secondary education. Their attitudes were measured on the following scales: Ambivalent Sexism Inventory (ASI), Double Standard Scale (DSS) and Romantic Love Myths Scale (EMA). Results: Significant differences were observed among the age/year groups for the mean scores obtained on each of the above scales (DSS, p < 0.01; EMA, p < 0.01; ASI, p < 0.01). By gender, the boys recorded higher scores for ASI and lower ones for DSS (p < 0.01). The Spearman’s rho value revealed significant relationships between the presence of sexual double standards and that of romantic myths and ambivalent attitudes (p < 0.01). Conclusions: Adolescents commonly express romantic love myths, sexist attitudes and sexual double standards. These three factors, which are significantly correlated, influence the presence of violence in dating relationships. PB MDPI SN 1661-7827 YR 2021 FD 2021-05-29 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/4396 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/4396 LA en NO Guerra-Marmolejo C, Fernández-Fernández E, González-Cano-Caballero M, García-Gámez M, Del Río FJ, Fernández-Ordóñez E. Factors Related to Gender Violence and Sex Education in Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 May 29;18(11):5836 DS RISalud RD Jul 31, 2025