Jurnal Aplikasi IPTEK Indonesia
Vol 4, No 1 (2020)

Sexual Abuse In Adolescents. Is it still happening?

Wulan Aprida Choirunnisa (Universitas Negeri Padang)
Herman Nirwana (Universitas Negeri Padang)
Syahniar Syahniar (Universitas Negeri Padang)



Article Info

Publish Date
13 Feb 2020

Abstract

Sexual harassment is increasingly prevalent. This is a concern because most sex offenders are teenagers. Sexual harassment committed by adolescents is related to the psychological development they are undergoing. Adolescence is a transitional period between children and adults characterized by ongoing processes of change in biological, psychological and sociological terms. Adolescent students live their lives in school throughout the day, if calculated spending about 7 hours/day at school This study aims to describe the sexual abuse behavior of adolescents. The research sample consisted of 182 vocational students who were selected by the proportional random sampling technique. The instrument used was a scale of sexual harassment behavior. The research instrument was tested for validity and reliability The data analysis in this study used a quantitative approach with descriptive methods. The results showed that the acts of adolescent sexual harassment, in general, were in the high category of 76 students (42%). The implications of this study are as a basis for counselors to prevent acts of teenage sexual harassment in schools.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

aiptekin

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Education Social Sciences Other

Description

The aim of Jurnal Aplikasi IPTEK Indonesia is to disseminate the conceptual thoughts, ideas and research results that have been achieved in the area of community services. This journal scope contains scientific articles from various disciplines that are adopted in various community service ...