Abstract
Background: As technology and digitalization have become more pervasive, particularly with the widespread use of smartphones and other easily available digital media, exposure to pornography has become ubiquitous. Early exposure to pornography, as well as unregulated/excessive exposure to pornography during adolescence, has been predicted to have a variety of long-term negative impacts on sexual maturation, pre-marital sexual activity, internet addiction, and general personality development. This study sought to investigate associations of exposure to pornographic social media, and peer influence, with premarital sexual behavior in students in Surakarta.
Subjects and Method: A cross-sectional study was carried out in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia, from February to April 2022. A sample of 233 students was selected by purposive sampling. The dependent variable was premarital sexual behavior. The independent variables were peer influence and exposure pornographic social media. The data were collected using a questionnaire and analyzed by a multiple logistic regression.
Results: The risk of premarital sexual behavior increased with high exposure to pornographic social media (OR= 2.48; 95% CI= 1.34 to 4.56; p= 0.004) and strong peer influence (OR= 2.35; 95% CI= 1.26 to 4.39; p= 0.007).
Conclusion: The risk of premarital sexual behavior increases with high exposure to pornographic social media and strong peer influence.
Keywords: peer influence, pornography, social media, premarital sexual behavior
Correspondence: Aktif Cahyaning Tyas. Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret. Jl. Ir. Sutami 36A, Surakarta, Central Java. Email: aktifctyas@gmail.com. Mobile: +628231486664.
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