Abstract

MAGALLANES-LOZANO, Héctor Fernando et al. Influence of sociocultural factors on Mexican adolescents’ perception of risky sexual behaviors. Rev. psicodebate: psicol. cult. soc. [online]. 2021, vol.21, n.2, pp.7-19.  Epub Dec 01, 2021. ISSN 2451-6600.  http://dx.doi.org/10.18682/pd.v21i2.3654.

The following research was developed aiming to analyze the individual and relational factors that affect the adolescent perception of sexual behavior. The study was conducted with a mixed approach with qualitative and quantitative analysis. The sample was composed of 313 junior high school adolescents. Poor family functioning, low resistance to peer influence and less egalitarian gender ideology are related to being sexually active, while a low religiosity, high resistance to peer influence and a high egalitarian gender ideology are linked to a high sexual resilience. There were differences between the adolescents according to sociodemographic variables. The psychological meaning of teenage pregnancy implied responsibility , baby, abortion, irresponsibility; safe sex was a synonym of condom. There is a relationship between some measured variables with sexual resilience, being that the effect is clear with the individual factors; sexual education implications are discussed.

Keywords : religiosity; family functioning; peer influence; gender ideology; sexual resilience.

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