The effects of promoting proper sexual behaviors by positive youth development program among early adolescents, Mueang District, Chon Buri Province
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https://doi.org/10.14456/dcj.2020.9Keywords:
positive youth development, sexual behaviors, early adolescentAbstract
This study was a quasi-experimental research having two groups with pretest-posttest design. The study aimed to examine the effects of promoting sexual behavior by positive youth development program among early adolescents in Mueang District, Chon Buri province. The participants were 67 grade-8 students. They were assigned to either an experimental group (n = 31) or a comparison group (n = 36). Students in the experimental group received positive youth development program (consisting of eight components, i.e. life goals, connectedness, self-confidence, character, caring/ compassion, and competence) for a duration of 8 weeks. The comparison group received the routine teaching program. Data were collected by using the questionnaire of sexual behaviors, with the reliability level between 0.856-0.902. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics; internal comparison within the experimental group using paried sample t-test; and inter-group comparison using independent sample t-test. The post-intervention results indicated that experimental group had achieved higher mean scores of sexual behavior than pre-intervention ones (p<0.001) and higher than those of the comparison group (p<0.05), significantly in sexual hygiene category and overall score. The findings suggested that this program should be introduced to promote proper sexual health behaviors among students.
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