Parents’ Perception of the Adolescents’ Attitudes towards Premarital Sex

Parents' Perception, Students' and Teachers' Attitude Towards School Sex Education

BACKGROUND Sex education is described as education about human sexual anatomy, sexual reproduction, sexual intercourse, reproductive health, emotional relations, reproductive rights and responsibilities, abstinence, contraception, family planning, body image, sexual orientation, sexual pleasure, values, decision making, communication, dating, relationships, sexually transmitted infections (STIs...

Adolescents and Premarital Sex : Perspectives from Family Ecological Context

Sex is a universally developmental process in any society throughout the world. Recently, the numbers of reported cases of social problem specifically related to sexuality issues among adolescent keep on increasing yearly. In Malaysian context, issue of premarital sex become a growing public concern especially with the alarming of social issue problems. Premarital sex is considered as sexual in...

A qualitative study of adolescents, parents and key informants\' experiences towards the importance of peer groups

Background and Purpose: One landmark of adolescence is the increasing value young people place on friendship and relationship with peers.The aim of this study was to determine adolescents and key informants’ perceptions and experiences regarding to importance of peer groups. Methods: Sixty-seven female adolescents (12–19 years) and 11 key informants, recruited from urban and rural areas from S...

The influence of parents and siblings on children’s and adolescents’ attitudes and behaviours towards alcohol

National Survey of Adolescents and Their Parents: Attitudes and Opinions about Sex and Abstinence