title: Psychosocial correlates of the motivation to abstain from sexual intercourse among Indonesian adolescents.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Adolescents in Indonesia have limited access to sexuality education, resulting in increased risk of sexually transmitted infections and unplanned pregnancies. This study aimed to understand psychosocial correlates of sexual abstinence intentions to inform future sexuality education.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were collected in 79 secondary schools among 2315 students, aged 14-20 years, in Jambi, Lampung, Jakarta and Bali. A self-completed questionnaire measured attitudes, risk perception, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control and intentions towards sexual abstinence.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Significant associations with intention to abstain from sexual intercourse were found for experience with sexual intercourse, perceived behavioural control, attitude and subjective norms of peers and parents, explaining 31% of the variance in abstinence intention.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To promote adolescents' informed sexual decision-making, sexuality education programmes in Indonesia may benefit from addressing past sexual behaviour and perceived behavioural control, subjective norms of peers and attitudes.
authors.affiliation: Rutgers WPF, Utrecht, the Netherlands; Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, Wageningen, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Joanne N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Leerlooijer
authors.forename: Robert A C
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Ruiter
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Damayanti
authors.forename: Liesbeth E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Rijsdijk
authors.forename: Ellen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Eiling
authors.forename: Arjan E R
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Bos
authors.forename: Gerjo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kok
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D003075:Coitus / Q000523:psychology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia; D033182:Intention; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D010379:Peer Group; D012736:Sex Education / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D012746:Sexual Abstinence / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Indonesia; abstinence; adolescents; correlates; sexual intercourse