The Sex Behavior Practices of Bingcongan integrated School Students: A Case Study in intervention Program

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Sex is an innate and powerful drive. Sexuality is the motivating and driving force in man as viewed by Sigmund Freud (Dreese, 1969). Sex is a basic physiological need, on the level of hunger, that has to be satisfied according to Abraham Maslow. For Bible believing Christians, sex is a gift from God. The sex drive reaches almost uncontrollable peaks during the period of adolescence. The adolescents' experiment with heterosexuality often includes kissing, necking, hugging, petting, heavy petting, and sexual intercourse (Schulz, 1984).

METHODS

The study used the descriptive-correlated method design to determine the relationship between knowledge of sex norms and sex behavior among single, Filipino, Catholic, high school students in Bingcongan-Bigaan, Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur, Philippines. This involved the extensive use of library and the quantitative approach wherein questionnaires, unstructured interviews, and observations were utilized. The questionnaires were so designed so as to gather the following: personal data or demographic profile; sex behaviors; and the respondents' knowledge about the sex norms of their church, their parents, and their close friends.

RESULTS

The study used the descriptive-correlated method design to determine the relationship between knowledge of sex norms and sex behavior among single, Filipino, Catholic, high school students in Bingcongan-Bigaan, Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur, Philippines. This involved the extensive use of library and the quantitative approach wherein questionnaires, unstructured interviews and observation were utilized. The questionnaires were so designed so as to gather the following: personal data or demographic profile; sex behaviors; and the respondents' knowledge about the sex norms of their church, their parents, and their close friends.

DISCUSSIONS

There is significant relationship between the knowledge of friends' norms and sex behavior, between knowledge on parents' sex norms and sex behavior, and between knowledge on the different evangelical Churches sex norms and sex behavior. Likewise, gender, age, and having romantic partners have a significant relationship with sex behavior. It is recommended that similar study be conducted to include the different evangelical schools in the Philippines. Further, that the proposed intervention program in this study be implemented.