Factors that Induce Premarital Sexual Intercourse Among Adolescents: Reasons that Lead to Teenage Pregnancy

20 Pages Posted: 23 Oct 2016

Date Written: October 21, 2016

Abstract

This study investigates the factors that induce teenagers to engage on premarital sexual intercourse as perceived by the participants. The research instrument is administered to more than three hundred students in one of the universities in Mindanao. The random sampling technique was utilized to ensure the selection of sample from the university’s population. Checklist opinion form was used to obtain the information from the participants. This study revealed that open-mindedness of the adolescents in the present days contributed most on their eagerness to engage in premarital sex. Although, the participants also revealed that the other factors utilized in this study have also their contributions that will push the adolescents to engage in premarital sex. In closing, the researchers have ascertained that a family having the difficult means of earning a living could not avoid to live in a low-cost housing or having a poor housing condition. At some extent, the sexual abuse experiences were not perceived by the participants as the most vital factor to engage premarital sex. Some participants rated the other items utilized in this study with little percentage to be the factors that would push the teenagers to engage premarital sexual intercourse.

Suggested Citation

Bocar, Anna C. and Biong, Corazon, Factors that Induce Premarital Sexual Intercourse Among Adolescents: Reasons that Lead to Teenage Pregnancy (October 21, 2016). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2856855 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2856855

Anna C. Bocar (Contact Author)

Gulf College ( email )

Mabaila
Muscat
Oman

Corazon Biong

Mindanao State University ( email )

Marawi Ciy, 9700
Philippines

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