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<journal-id>2184-7770</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[New Trends in Qualitative Research]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[NTQR]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2184-7770</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Ludomedia]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2184-77702021000300676</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.36367/ntqr.8.2021.676-688</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Que significados tem a sexualidade? Um estudo qualitativo]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[What does sexuality mean? A qualitative study]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Castro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rita]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Português de Psicologia e Outras Ciências  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Porto ]]></addr-line>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>20</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>20</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>8</volume>
<fpage>676</fpage>
<lpage>688</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2184-77702021000300676&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2184-77702021000300676&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2184-77702021000300676&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo: A sexualidade é uma área fundamental na vida. Dado este ser um aspeto muito individual de cada pessoa, este estudo procurou conhecer quais os significados que são associados à sexualidade. Nomeadamente, qual o núcleo central e periféricos do termo &#8220;sexualidade&#8221; e quais as classes de significados que emergem. Para isso foi utilizada uma metodologia qualitativa, com recurso à Técnica de Associação Livre de Palavras. Participaram 1053 pessoas (838 do género feminino, 204 do género masculino e 11 de género não-binário) com uma média de 30.56 anos de idade (DP=11.01). Os dados foram tratados com o software de análise textual IRaMuTeQ. A partir da análise de frequência concluiu-se que as cinco palavras mais ditas foram: prazer (n=537), sexo (n=496), intimidade (n=449), amor (n=440) e relação (n=115). A análise prototípica permitiu compreender uma centralidade na concetualização da sexualidade em torno dos conceitos de prazer, sexo, intimidade e amor, com núcleos periféricos associados a relação, desejo, carinho, autoestima, diversão e casal. A análise da Classificação Hierárquica Descendente indicou um agrupamento dos significados da sexualidade em quatro classes: 1) Envolvimento; 2) Partilha; 3) Afeto; e 4) Expressão, em duas ramificações. A metodologia qualitativa através da TALP permitiu obter as evocações suscitadas acerca da sexualidade, de onde, a partir do conjunto de resultados das várias análises textuais, foi possível encontrar a existência de diferentes significados da sexualidade, que serão mais-valias a ser considerados na intervenção, desde os programas educativos até às intervenções clínicas, para melhor intervir procurando conhecer os significados da sexualidade no contexto.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: Sexuality is a fundamental dimension in life. Given that this is a very individual aspect of each person, this study sought to know which meanings are associated with sexuality. Namely, what is the central and peripheral core of the term &#8220;sexuality&#8221; and what are the classes of meanings that emerge. For this, a qualitative methodology was used, using the Free Word Association Technique. Participated 1053 people (838 female, 204 male and 11 non-binary) with an average age of 30.56 years (SD=11.01). The data were treated with the textual analysis software IRaMuTeQ. From the frequency analysis it was concluded that the five most spoken words were: pleasure (n=537), sex (n=496), intimacy (n=449), love (n=440) and relationship (n=115). The prototypical analysis allowed us to understand a centrality in the conceptualization of sexuality around the concepts of pleasure, sex, intimacy, and love, with peripheral nuclei associated with relationship, desire, affection, self-esteem, fun and couple. The analysis of the Descending Hierarchical Classification indicated a grouping of the meanings of sexuality in four classes: 1) Involvement; 2) Sharing; 3) Affection; and 4) Expression, in two branches. The qualitative methodology through TALP allowed to obtain the evocations raised about sexuality, where, from the set of results of the various textual analyses, it was possible to find the existence of different meanings of sexuality, which will be added value to be considered in the intervention, from educational programs to clinical interventions, to better intervene seeking to know the meanings of sexuality in the context.]]></p></abstract>
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