out what are the perceptions of young people students attending high school, in particular
hold toward premarital sex relations.
handed them out to the students in a public high school in Cagayan de Oro City. Each student
was chosen according to their intelligence about fornication. And to assure anonymity, each
student was instructed to deposit his or her questionnaire in a sealed box provided for this
purpose.
to the community have been proposed.
I. Introduction
A. Background of the Study
Premarital sex is term, which refers to
any sexual activity between consenting
unmarried partners. It is a voluntary sexual
intercourse between persons not married to
each other. The whole are of sex and how to
handle it can be a great struggle for today’s
singles. Premarital sex is a huge problem in
society today, there are many people who have
been married have lost their virginity before
their honeymoon. Premarital sex is mostly
happened in teenagers. Teens everywhere are
not waiting until they are married to have
sex. “Teenagers are saying, ‘sex is fun’ and
‘everybody is doing it’”. Teens are less
developed, emotionally and physically before
having sex, and they are not prepared for the
serious problems that come along with their
decision to have sex. “Teenagers view
that premarital sex is acceptable as long
as ‘two people love each other’”. If at age
sixteen a teenager tells a parent or someone
older that they are in love, the parent will
laugh and say that no teenager at sixteen has
experienced true love. Love is something one
experiences when one is mature and ready for
a life-long commitment, not when one is
involved in a two-year high school
crush. “Premarital sex is based on
selfishness, not on love”. If one has
passionate feelings for someone, one may feel
the need to have intercourse with that person.
Teens need to open their eyes and see the
harmful effects of premarital sex. “Premarital
sex hurts you, running the risk of getting
diseases and it profoundly scars you
emotionally, by cutting off from God”. Some
teenage girls are saying, “Oh I’ll be fine, I
am on birth control and we used a condom;
there are no worries”. “No form of
contraception can prevent a heart from being
broken and a soul from being lost”. While
contraceptives may lessen the chances of
disease and unwanted pregnancy, birth control
is not always dependable. Teens who engage in
premarital sex are more likely to suffer
negatively from long-term physical, emotional,
social, and moral effects, than teens that
choose to wait.
B. Statement of the Problem
The major purpose of this study was to
find what are the perceptions of
young people—students attending high school ,
in particular—hold toward premarital sex
relations.
More specifically, the study was designed
to seek answers to the following questions:
1. Do you agree with premarital sex?
2. Do you agree that premarital sex can be
legal someday?
3. Can premarital sex helps tie the
relationship bond between two partners?
4. In your opinion, what motivates young
people in having premarital sex relationship?
5. What effect does premarital sexual
intercourse have on a couple’s relationship?
6. What are the possible solutions to avoid
this problem in our society?
C. Hypothesis
Students did not agree with premarital sexual relationship.
D. Significance of the Study
The importance of this study is to find
or know what are the attitudes, moods, or
opinions of high school students toward
premarital sex relations. And also to know
what are the major sources of sex information
and the pros and cons of this matter.
E. Scope and Limitation
The researcher focuses on the opinions
and feelings or the things high school
students foresee towards premarital sex. Done
by giving the students the same
questionnaire, which they answer the questions
asked.
F. Definition of Terms
1. premarital Sex- the main character of this
research study
2. high school students- the respondents of
this study
II. Review of Related Literature
everywhere are not waiting until they are married to have sex. Teens are less developed
emotionally and physically before having sex, and they are not prepared for the serious
problems that come along with their decision to have sex. There are always consequences
when a teenager chooses to have sex. Teens who engage in premarital sex are more likely to
suffer negatively from long-term physical, emotional, social, and moral effects, than teens
that choose to wait.
Teenagers today are more vulnerable to any STD infection due to their poor
self-images and poor morals. That comes to show you that it is very easy for these diseases
to be transmitted. Surprisingly, “eight out of ten people who have STD are not aware of it
yet. “Once you have received the disease, the outlook for future relationships is not good.
“People blame each other for bringing the disease into the relationship, and each may doubt
the others faithfulness”. This is an example of how the negative physical effects of
premarital sex can lead to negative emotional effects.
Premarital sex is riddled with many emotional problems and mental consequences. The
emotional scars are the most painful and most overlooked aspect of premarital sex. Many
people have tremendous regret after sex, which leads them into depression. They begin to
feel used and simply “unclean”. “The most severe consequence of premarital sex is
psychological; the guilt that occurs is so acute that many teens look to drugs, alcohol, and
suicide for relief”. Guilt has long-term effects on the future relationships and it hurts a
person. Today’s society is plagued with this type of guilt. After someone experiences
premarital sex there is often feelings of disappointment and feelings of regret over lost
virginity. These feelings can cause tremendous problems in the relationship. “When we lose
something valuable, we feel regret”. People begin to question their love when they feel regret
over a past sexual experience. God knew that His people would have this feeling of regret, so
therefore He had a way to protect them from heartache. He simply reserved intercourse for
marriage. People would be better able to establish a bond of trust and love with the person
they marry, if sexual intercourse was reserved.
To stay away from this harmful effects, teenagers must maintain standards and
understand their responsibilities. Teens today need to follow the law of chastity. Chastity is
“a lifestyle that brings freedom, respect, peace, and even romance--- without regret;
Chastity frees a couple from the selfish attitudes of using each other as objects, and makes
them capable of their love”. Teenagers are prone to premarital sex, and are especially
influenced by the media’s casual attitudes toward it. Teenagers today are bombarded with
the image of premarital sex through advertising. “You cannot watch cable television without
seeing people kissing intimately, or even having sex”. Premarital sex is suggested everywhere
in our society, as seen on billboards, in movies, and in magazines. Perhaps, if teenagers had
more confidence, they would not be prone to, and influenced by these artificial
advertisements. There is no way for teenagers to protect themselves from all of the dangers
surrounding sex except to leave sex for marriage. “Waiting as God commands gives peace of
mind, which affects our physical health. We don’t experience the stress of worrying about
unwanted pregnancies, or an STD, that would kill or cripple our children.
Despite what society shows us, each individual needs to make the decision of
premarital sex based on the physical, emotional, social, and moral; effects.
III. Methodology
A survey was used to conduct the project.
The questions were gathered for the survey
and handed them out to the students in a
public high school in Cagayan de Oro City. The
data presented were obtained by an anonymous
questionnaire given to unmarried students
enrolled in
was given to 30 students in a regular session,
and instructed not to write their names for
their own privacy and security. To assure
anonymity, each student was instructed to
deposit his or her questionnaire in a sealed
box provided for this purpose. All of the
students completed the questionnaire.
IV. Results and Discussion
This page describes the result of the
investigation conducted on the “Perception of
High School students toward premarital sex
relationship” through a survey.
Results:
Table 1. Response of the 30 individuals on Question No.1
Do you agree with premarital sex?
| | Yes | No | Others |
| Group 1 | 1 | 29 | 0 |
| Group 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
Table 2. Response of the 30 individuals on Question No.2
Do you agree that premarital sex can be legal someday?
| | Yes | No | Others |
| Group 1 | 1 | 28 | 1 |
| Group 2 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
Table 3. Response of the 30 individuals on Question No.3
Can premarital sex helps tie the relationship bond between two partners?
| | Yes | No | Others |
| Group 1 | 3 | 26 | 1 |
| Group 2 | 1 | 28 | 1 |
Table 4. Response of the 30 individuals on Question No.4
In your opinion, what motivates young people in having premarital sex relations?
| | TV shows and movies | Magazines | Friends | Billboards | Media |
| Group 1 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Group 2 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Table 5. Response of the 30 individuals on Question No.5
What are the possible solutions to avid this problem in our society?
| | Select good friends to hang out with | Stay a million miles away from drugs and alcohol | Become an expert at saying “NO” and mean it | Build a friendship, NOT a sexual partnership | Abstain from any activity that sexually arouses you | Pray for strength from Him---GOD |
| Group 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 6 |
| Group 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 3 |
Analysis of the data on the courtship
status of the students showed that 29 out of
30 students did not agree with premarital
sex. However, 1 student agreed in any sexual
activity between consenting unmarried
partners. The data reported that 3 students
out of 30 mentioned that premarital sex can
help tie relationship bond between two
partners by establishing a bond of trust and
love with the person whom they were engaged at
the time.
And 1 student added that to avoid this matter
in our society, one must join different
activities to make herself or himself busy.
Respondents circled on the average,
three major sources of sex information. Most
frequently mentioned by both sexes were:
(1) “TV shows and movies” (2) “friends” (3)
“magazines” in that order.
V. Conclusion and Recommendation
almost all of the students in
respondent) don’t agree with premarital sex. Likewise, they don’t want it to be legal.
The study on “Perception of High School students toward premarital sex relation” needs
further studies concerning the different sight of students in the coming new generations towards
fornication.
References:
*http://www.premaritalsex.info/
*http://www.mrjimhoman.com/klusawpaper.html
*http://www.catholic.com/chastity/Q1.asp
*http://www.watchtower.org/e/2004072
*http://www.troubledwith.com/ParentingTeens/A000000531.cfm?topic=parenting%20teens%3A%20sexual%20activity29/article_01.htm
*http://www.bygpub.com/books/tg2rw/chap13excerpt.htm
Acknowledgement
achieving the success of this research:
- Ms. Maricel P. Bulaybulay for sharing the ideas about the subject of the study.
2. Ms. Balve Granido for giving advice on how to make the study correctly and helping her
patiently in analyzing the gathered data.
Appendix
Images:
Questionnaires contents:
*The following questions were gathered for the
survey:
1.Do you agree with premarital sex?
Yes___ No___ Others__________________
2.Do you agree that premarital sex can be
legal someday?
Yes___ No___ Others__________________
3.Can premarital sex help tie the relationship
bond between two partners?
Yes___ No___ Others__________________
If Yes, how?
a.By establishing a bond of trust and love
with the person whom they were engaged at the
time.
b.By saving the life of the baby, who’s a
victim of unwanted pregnancy.
4. In your opinion, what motivates
young people in having premarital sex
relationship?
a.TV shows and movies
b.Magazines
c.Friends
d.Billboards
e.Media
5.What effect does premarital sexual
intercourse have on a couple’s relationship?
a.End in a lifetime of painful memories.
b.Enjoyed a lifetime of sexual intimacy,
without the regrets of premarital sex.
c.End in a lifetime with the feelings of
guilt, embarrassment, distrust,resentment,
lack of respect and tension.
6.What are the possible solutions to avoid
this problem in our society?
a.Select good friends to hang out with.
b.Stay a million miles away from drugs and
alcohol.
c.Become an expert at saying “NO” and mean it.
d.Build a friendship, NOT a sexual partnership.
e.Abstain from any activity that sexually
arouses you (examples: light kiss, holding
hands, back rubs, etc.)
f.Pray for strength from Him---God.
