The Factors Related to Pre Marriage Sexual Behavior of Adolescents in Grade X and XI in State Senior High School 1 in Bandar Lampung

Abstract

Unhealthy sexual behavior in pre marriage adolescent is increasing. The objective of this research was to prove the influences of knowledge, information source, religion internalization level, and family role to pre marriage sexual behavior of adolescents in Grade X and XI in State Senior High School 1 in Bandar Lampung. This was an observational research with cross sectional design and completed with descriptive analytic method approach. Subjects were adolescents from 15 to 18 years old schooling in State Senior High School 1 in Bandar Lampung. Population was 221 students of Grade X and XI. Samples were taken using proportional sampling. Data were analyzed statistically with Kolmogorov-Smirnov test with trust level of α=0.05. The result showed that the significances of were p=0.822 (p<0.05) for knowledge, p=1.00 (p<0.05) for religion internalization level, p=1.00 (p<0.05) for information source, and p=1.00 (p<0.05) for family role. The conclusion was that there were no correlations of knowledge, religion internalization level, information source, and family role to pre marriage sexual behaviors in adolescents of Grade X and XI in State Senior High School 1 in Bandar Lampung.

Keywords: behavior, adolescent of Senior High School, pre marriage sex