Filipino urban adolescent's sexual attitudes according to educational attainment, religious affiliation, & sex with their perceived influencers

• Main Authors: Del Rosario, Cresta S., Espiritu, Ma. Catrina R.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1993
• Subjects: Adolescents; Sexual behavior; Sexual ethics for youth; Sex attitudes; Youth, Filipino
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/6172
• Institution: De La Salle University

The study sought to determine the sexual attitudes of Filipino urban adolescents according to educational attainment, religious affiliation, and sex, with their perceived influencers, using a standardized test: the Panukat ng Kaasalang Sekswal (PKS) by Lamigo, Aquino, and de Guzman (1992). The study made use of 300 respondents from Metro Manila, Davao City, and Cotabato City. The subjects were then subdivided according to the various levels of the three variables, resulting in a 3x2x2 factorial design. A three-way analysis of variance, as well as frequencies and percentages, were used to analyze for significant differences in the data. The results revealed that Filipino youths at present reveal average sexual attitudes. It was also determined that as a person goes higher on the educational ladder, he or she tends to display more conservative sexual attitudes. In terms of religious affiliation, non-Christians revealed to be more conservative where sexual gratification is concerned. Females, however, proved to be more conservative than males. This finding can possibly be attributed to society's double standards and conservative perception of women in general. Religious affiliation seemed to be more influential where interaction effects between educational attainment and religious affiliation were concerned. Sex, on the other hand, proved to have a greater effect on adolescent sexual attitudes when religious affiliation and sex were combined. On the interaction of educational attainment and sex, the study pointed out that educational attainment bears a heavier weight in affecting sexual attitudes. When interaction effects for all three variables were combined, significant differences were seen in sexual preference and sexual morality, though no clear trend was evident. Filipino youths considered their peers or friends as the most influential factor in molding their sexual attitudes, followed by the media, and then their self-attitudes and feelings towards sex. For the media, however, the most influential medium they considered was television, followed by magazines and newspapers.