Perilaku Seksual dan Dampaknya pada Kesehatan Reproduksi Remaja yang Berpacaran di SMP Negeri XYZ Kota Medan Tahun 2025

Abstract

Sexual behavior refers to actions driven by sexual desire, which are ideally expressed within marriage. However, dating has become a common outlet for sexual expression among early adolescents. A preliminary survey using Google Forms with 31 students and interviews with 3 adolescents at XYZ Public Junior High School Medan City revealed that 73 percent had held hands, 13 percent had hugged, 10 percent had kissed on the forehead or cheek, and 4 percent had kissed on the lips or neck. Some participants also admitted to engaging in excessive physical contact. This study aims to explore the forms of sexual behavior among dating adolescents, influencing factors, their impact on reproductive health, and how parental parenting styles contribute to regulating such behavior. This research used a qualitative method with a case study approach. Informants consisted of 8 dating adolescents as key informants and 4 parents as supporting informants, selected through purposive and snowball sampling. The findings indicate that internal factors (curiosity and affection) and external factors (peer influence, environment, social media, and lack of parental supervision) contribute to adolescents' sexual behavior. The behaviors observed include holding hands, hugging, kissing on the cheek and forehead, kissing on the lips and neck, touching and being touched in sensitive areas, oral sex, and intercourse. These behaviors have physical, psychological, social, and behavioral consequences. Parenting plays a crucial role, yet some parents still adopt authoritarian or permissive styles without providing adequate reproductive health education. Therefore, open communication between parents and children is necessary to ensure adolescents feel supported and guided in navigating romantic relationships.