Background: Adolescence is a developmental stage filled with hope and happiness for both boys and girls. During this time, adolescents feel more independent and capable of doing things they could not do as children. Adolescence is characterized by independence, freedom, and physical and psychological changes. Therefore, adolescents require appropriate guidance and support. Premarital sexual behavior in adolescents is often driven by sexual desire, either with the opposite sex or the same sex, and occurs before a legal relationship as husband and wife. Lack of parental role, exposure to pornographic media, alcohol consumption behavior can be factors that influence risky sexual behavior in adolescents. Purpose: To find out the factors that influence sexual behavior in adolescents at Jayapura High School. Research Method: The research population was students at one of Jayapura High Schools determined by stratified random sampling so that 80 respondents were obtained, the research instrument was a structured questionnaire that had passed validity and reliability tests, the type of research was quantitative with a Cross Sectional approach. Data collection techniques used questionnaires on the Role of Parents, Exposure to Pornographic Media, Alcohol Consumption Behavior and Risky Sexual Behavior with a Population of 100 Students with Results: The results showed that there was no relationship between the role of parents p = 0.545 (p > 0.05), and exposure to pornographic media p = 0.971 (p > 0.05), on risky sexual behavior in Jayapura High School students. There is a significant relationship between alcohol consumption and risky sexual behavior in Jayapura high school students (p-value = 0.000 (p < 0.05)).
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