The Relationship Between Parents and Children In Influencing Adolescents’ Sexual Behavior

Background: The survey result ofSDKI (Basic Survey of Indonesian Demography and Health) in 2012 on KRR (Adolescents’ reproductive health) shows that approximately 9.3% or 3.7 million adolescents have had sexual intercourse, while the result of SKRRI (Survey of Adolescents’ Reproductive Health) shows that approximately 7% or 3 million adolescents have had sexual intercourse. One of the environmental factors on adolescents’ reproductive behavior is the family factor. Adolescents who have had premarital sexual intercourse mostly come from broken homes, which has many conflicts and problems. Aim: The study investigates the correlation between parents and children relationship and adolescents’ sexual behavior at Bantul. Method: The study used a cross-sectional approach and analytical correlation. The total sampling technique was used to draw 81 respondents as the samples. The data were analyzed using Chi-square statistical test. Result: The chi-square statistical test result showed that 34 respondents had a good relationship with their parents (42), and 16 respondents had a lack of relationship with their parents. Forty-seven respondents (58%) showed negative sexual behavior. P-value was 0.015 (p<0,05), meaning a correlation between parents’ close relationship and adolescents’ sexual behavior at senior high school in Bantul. Conclusion: There is a correlation between parents and children relationship and adolescents’ sexual behavior at senior highs schools in Bantul. Adolescents and parents should be more open to each other in discussing their problems, especially their reproductive health because it is one of the ways to build a good relationship between parents and adolescents Keywords: relationship, adolescents’ sexual behavior, parents and children

Peers and sources of information and their implications for adolescent sexual behavior

Current study aims to analyze factors that influence adolescents sexual behavior. This study was was explanatory research with associative explanatory methods The participants of this study were 38 high school students that recruited using purposive sampling method. The results reveled that adolescents that were strongly exposed to information sources were 60.5% and weak ones were 39.5%. Furthermore, peer influence is felt as strong as 36.8% and the influence is felt as weak is 63.2%. there was significant effect of information resources on adolescents’ sexual behavior (p < 0.05) while there was no significant effect of peers (p > 0.05).

New Media and Adolescents’ Sexual Behaviour in Sub-Sahara Africa: Linking Theories to Realities

Like the rest of the world, the new media are aiding and promoting speedy and easy access to information among adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), especially those in the urban centers who are of middle and upper class categorization. However, the new media are equally avenues for African adolescents to learn and develop antisocial behaviors. This article tries to interrogate the interconnectedness between the new media and adolescents’ sexual behavior in SSA, especially those in the middle and upper class background, by linking theories to realities. The theoretical assumptions of generational cohort theory (GCT), social learning theory (SLT), and uses and gratification theory (U&G) provide a good understanding of this connection. For instance, GCT would posit that the new generation of adolescents are born into a technological-driven society where the new media trend. SLT explains the connection from social psychological perspective and posits that learning, including sexual behavior, whether online or in the real world, is not purely behavioral, rather a cognitive process that takes place in a social context. U&G submits that new media are widely used by young people to achieve certain desires which may include cognitive, affective, personal integrated, social integrity, and tension-related needs. The article concludes that a single model analysis is not enough to understand the interconnectedness between the new media and adolescents’ sexual behavior in SSA. It rather suggests a theoretical pluralism. Effective parent–child communication regarding reproductive health matters, including sex and relationship education (SRE), in the school curriculum and homes are recommended.