The relationship between self efficacy and premarital sexual behavior among high school student in Makassar city

Abstract

Objective

This study aims to determine the relationship between self-efficacy (academic, social, emotional, spiritual and economy) with premarital sexual behavior among high school adolescents in Makassar.

Method

This research is cross-sectional design. The total sample consist of 163 female students in class IX and aged 14–18 years at SMK 8 Makassar. The respondents selected by proportionate stratified random sampling. Data were analyzed by Spearman correlation test and multiple linear regression.

Result

There is a correlation between self-efficacy academic (p = 0.000 and r = −0.349), social (p = 0.015 and r = −0.203), emotional (p = 0.001 and r = −0.268), spiritual (p = 0.000 and r = −0.532) and economic (p = 0.019 and r = −0.196) with premarital sexual behavior among high school adolescents in Makassar. The spiritual self-efficacy (p < 0.05) had the most influence on premarital sexual behavior among high school adolescents in Makassar City.

Conclusion

Increasing self-efficacy can be used as a program in preventing the occurrence of premarital sexual behavior in adolescents.