Factors Associated with Sexual Intention among Students East Kalimantan in Preventing Premarital Sexual Behavior

Abstract

Sexual intention has become one of the causes of students engaging in premarital sexual behavior. This study focused on gender, relationships, self-efficacy, self-control, self-esteem, and sexual intention among students. Our research used a cross-sectional design and answered a set of questionnaires consisting of the General Self-Efficacy Scale, Self-Control Scale, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, the Youth Sexual Intention Questionnaire, and data demographic. The data were analyzed univariate and bivariate using chi-square. 328 students were included. Gender was 192 female (58.5%) and 136 male (41.5%), relationship was 69 (21%) and no having relationship was 259 (79%). The self-efficacy high was 168 (51.2%) and the low was 160 (48.8%), self-control high was 173 (52.7%), and the low was 155 (47.3%), the self-esteem high was 177 (54%) and the low was 152 (46.3%), sexual intention the high was 176 (53.7%) and the low was 152 (46.3%). Factors associated with sexual intention in preventing premarital sexual behavior were gender (p< .05), relationship (p < .05), and self-control (p < .05). Two factors that did not influence sexual intention were self-esteem (p>.05) and self-efficacy (p>.05). Gender, relationship, and self-control were an important factor associate to sexual intentions in preventing premarital sexual behavior.