THE CORRELATION BETWEEN SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE AND ACCESS TO PORNOGRAPHY WITH ADOLESCENT SEXUAL BEHAVIOR

Abstract

Background: Adolescent sexual behavior is a risk factor that puts teenager in early
adolescence period in unhealthy reproductive behaviors. Adolescent sexual behavior is
influenced by various factors, such as hormonal changes, norms in society, dissemination of
information through mass media, and spiritual intelligence. The aim of this study was to
analyze the correlation, between spiritual intelligence and access to pornography with
adolescent sexual behavior in Senior High School 1 Susut. Methods: This was a descriptive
correlational study with cross-sectional design. The number of samples was 82 respondents
which were collected by proportional random sampling. Data collection using questionnaires
adopted from spiritual intelligence questionnaires and pornography access questionnaires.
Results: The results showed that of respondents (58.5%) had high spiritual intelligence
while most of the respondents (67.1%) seldom accessed pornographic content. Meanwhile,
majority of respondents 62.2 % performed premarital sexual behavior with no risk.
Conclusions: There was a significant correllation between spiritual intelligence and
adolescent sexual behavior (p=0,00). There was also a significant correllation between
access to pornography and adolescent sexual behavior (with p value of 0.00). The School
can provide counseling or guidance about premarital sexual behavior of healthy.

Keywords: spiritual intelligence, access to pornography, adolescent sexual behavior