Abstract:
Free sex behavior among teenagers is increasingly worrying and needs
special attention from all parties. One of the driving factors for students to engage
in free sex is influenced by several factors. Among them are the friend factor, the
technology factor and the parent factor. The purpose of this study is to determine
the factors that influence the behavior of adolescents to have free sex in STIKes
Bina Sehat PPNI Kab. Mojokerto. The design of this research is descriptive. The
population in this study were all level 2 adolescents at STIKes Bina Sehat PPNI
Mojokerto Regency, totaling 181 active students. The sampling technique of this
research is total sampling. The sample in this study was the entire population of
students at level 2 STIKes Bina Sehat PPNI Mojokerto Regency, amounting to
181. The data analysis was presented in the form of percentages and tables. Based
on the research obtained results that most respondents have free sex behavior
based on friend factors with bad criteria as much (60.8%), The results of
technology influence research obtained results as much as 37.6% and parental
influence as much as 45.9%. The behavior of adolescents who have high free sex
is influenced by the friend factor. In adolescence they usually have their own
characteristics among their peers and it is not surprising that teenagers are easily
affected by their peers. Peer influence makes teenagers have a tendency to use
peer norms rather than existing social norms.
