Sexual Attitudes on Sexual Behavioral Dynamics of Senior High School Students

Elton Edward Baranaskas

eltonedward07@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Adolescents delay sexual activity until they are physically, cognitively, and emotionally ready for
mature sexual relationships and their consequences. However, majority of adolescents initiate
sexual activity during high school, and the proportion of high school students who have ever
had sexual intercourse increases by age. To understand the situation, this study focused on
sexual attitudes on sexual behavioral dynamics of senior high school students. It utilized a
descriptive survey design using a survey questionnaire to gather data from senior high school
students of selected private schools, who have been selected through purposive sampling.
Analysis of results revealed that senior high school students are strongly agreeable to birth
control, engage in sexual intercourse monthly, but mostly claim not experiencing love-making.
Results also revealed that there is a significant difference on the sexual attitudes and profiles of
the respondents in terms of type of friends, daily allowance, and age. In addition, there is a
significant interaction between sexual attitudes and sexual behavioral dynamics of the
students; therefore, students’ sexual behaviors are related to their sexual attitudes. It is then
recommended that senior high school students should receive support and guidance in
developing skills to evaluate their readiness for responsible sexual relationships to avoid sexual
issues.

Conclusions
Senior high school (SHS) students in Davao City show positive attitude towards sex and mostly
are favorable to the use of birth control. There are more SHS students who engage in sexual
intercourse, and most of them do it on a monthly basis. Moreover, demographic profiles such
as type of friends, age, and daily allowance show significant difference to the sexual attitudes of
the SHS students but the number of friends does not show. Lastly, the sexual attitudes and
sexual behaviors of the SHS students show no interaction effect with each other.