Detail Cantuman

ABSTRACT
Introduction: Interactions within the family will determine the behavior of
adolescents. Lack of interaction in adolescents is a risk factor for adolescent
behaving deviant, among others, unmerried sexual and aggressive behaviors.
The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between parental
interaction and the premarital sexual and aggressive behavior among
adolescents.
Methods: A cross-sectional approach was taken. The sample consisted of 744
adolescents from junior high school and senior high school in Java Island aged
13 - 19 years old who had completed a Google form. The independent variable
was parent interaction while the dependent variable was premarital sexual
and aggressive behaviors. The PACHIQ-R questionnaire was used for
measuring parent interaction. While the dependent variable was using
checklist questionnaire. The data was analyzed using Spearman Rank
correlation with a level of significance α=0.05.
Results: The results show that there is a correlation between the parent
interactions and premarital sexual (p=0.007; r=0.100) and aggressive
behavior among adolescents (p=<0.001;r=0.156). Parental interaction has an
association on the adolescent’s behavior, especially in terms of premarital
sexual and aggressive behavior.
Conclusion: Nurses need to provide education not only to parents, but also
for adolescents to prevent premarital sexual and aggressive behaviors among
adolescents in any media that available.