Premarital Sex Issues on Senior High School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

This study aimed to determine the pre-marital sex issues in senior high school, focused on finding the reasons as to why students ventured into pre-marital sex. It also focused on the relationships of the effects of pre-marital sex in different aspects. Especially, it sought to determine the profile variable of the student-respondents, the perception on pre-marital sex issues in senior high school namely: academic performance, exposure to mass media, parent-child communication, sexual behavior of friends, risk-taking behavior and how it affects their characteristics to be triggered when it comes to sex.Pre-marital sex issue is about sexual activity that has been done before marriage. Pre-marital sex may lead to depression, a temporary sense of belongingness and fulfillment of sexual desire. In light of the findings of the study, the following conclusions were drawn: (1) There is an average level of performance of students on the academic field; (2) Senior high school students know how to manage their time in studying’ and (3) They choose to become a well-rounded person rather than engaging in any trouble.

METHODS

A multiple method design was used. Using a questionnaire, we conducted a survey in Senior High School students at Urdaneta City National High School to determine the factors regarding premarital sex issues. The study was conducted with data collected through quantitative analysis.

RESULTS

Nowadays, technologies have a big role for everyone, especially for students. Being 21st-century learners, it is inevitable that students can be influenced by others to do unnecessary things using technologies, such as watching sex movies, sending malicious images and videos, etc. One of the reasons behind this is the circle of friends or the sexual behavior of friends.

DISCUSSIONS

Friends have a big factor in one's life. Seven out of 10 remarked "seldom", when it talks about the sexual behavior of friends. One factor easily influenced the students is the lack of proper communication with their parents. On this study, when it comes to parent-child communication, resulted that the communication is not strong enough, thus they do not receive proper guidance and protection that leads the students to depend on their friends.