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The moderating effect of gender on premarital sexual practices among the late adolescents in Pahang, Malaysia: an empirical study

Introduction: Premarital sexual is a sexual and reproductive health concern among adolescents in Malaysia. Guided by the constructs of the Social Cognitive Theory (SCT), this study aimed to determine the moderating role of gender on premarital sexual practices among the late adolescents in Kuantan,...

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Main Authors: Minhat, Halimatus Sakdiah, Raja Ismail, Raja Nurul Najwa, Ying, Lim Poh, Mohd Nazan, Ahmad Iqmer Nashriq
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Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2024
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spelling my.upm.eprints.1122032024-09-25T04:08:51Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/112203/ The moderating effect of gender on premarital sexual practices among the late adolescents in Pahang, Malaysia: an empirical study Minhat, Halimatus Sakdiah Raja Ismail, Raja Nurul Najwa Ying, Lim Poh Mohd Nazan, Ahmad Iqmer Nashriq Introduction: Premarital sexual is a sexual and reproductive health concern among adolescents in Malaysia. Guided by the constructs of the Social Cognitive Theory (SCT), this study aimed to determine the moderating role of gender on premarital sexual practices among the late adolescents in Kuantan, Pahang. Methods: Probability sampling was utilized to sample the late adolescents from tertiary educational centres. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted to verify the factor structure of the observed variables, with the interrelationship between variables were studied using structural equation modelling (SEM). Moderation analysis was completed via multigroup analysis (MGA). Results: A response rate of 72.2% was obtained, with 390 adolescents aged 18 to 19 years old participated in the study. The total mean for premarital sexual practices was 1.14 ± 0.47, with highest mean observed for masturbation (1.33 ± 0.83). Attitude (β = -0.111, p = 0.021), religiosity (β = -0.014, p = 0.032) and high-risk activities (β = 0.999, p < 0.001) illustrated significant relationships with premarital sexual practices. A moderated regression analysis showed significant interactive effects between gender and premarital sexual practices, with negative association between attitude and religiosity with premarital sexual practices were found among male respondents. Conclusion: This empirical study demonstrated significant moderation effect of gender between attitude and religiosity with premarital sexual practices among targeted late adolescents’ population in Pahang, Malaysia. Any efforts to tackle issue related to premarital sexual practices among similar population should be directed towards male adolescents with lower religiosity score. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2024 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/112203/1/2024032109391803_MJMHS_1046.pdf Minhat, Halimatus Sakdiah and Raja Ismail, Raja Nurul Najwa and Ying, Lim Poh and Mohd Nazan, Ahmad Iqmer Nashriq (2024) The moderating effect of gender on premarital sexual practices among the late adolescents in Pahang, Malaysia: an empirical study. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 20 (2). art. no. undefined. pp. 18-25. ISSN 1675-8544; EISSN: 2636-9346 https://medic.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/2024032109391803_MJMHS_1046.pdf 10.47836/mjmhs.20.2.4
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description Introduction: Premarital sexual is a sexual and reproductive health concern among adolescents in Malaysia. Guided by the constructs of the Social Cognitive Theory (SCT), this study aimed to determine the moderating role of gender on premarital sexual practices among the late adolescents in Kuantan, Pahang. Methods: Probability sampling was utilized to sample the late adolescents from tertiary educational centres. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted to verify the factor structure of the observed variables, with the interrelationship between variables were studied using structural equation modelling (SEM). Moderation analysis was completed via multigroup analysis (MGA). Results: A response rate of 72.2% was obtained, with 390 adolescents aged 18 to 19 years old participated in the study. The total mean for premarital sexual practices was 1.14 ± 0.47, with highest mean observed for masturbation (1.33 ± 0.83). Attitude (β = -0.111, p = 0.021), religiosity (β = -0.014, p = 0.032) and high-risk activities (β = 0.999, p < 0.001) illustrated significant relationships with premarital sexual practices. A moderated regression analysis showed significant interactive effects between gender and premarital sexual practices, with negative association between attitude and religiosity with premarital sexual practices were found among male respondents. Conclusion: This empirical study demonstrated significant moderation effect of gender between attitude and religiosity with premarital sexual practices among targeted late adolescents’ population in Pahang, Malaysia. Any efforts to tackle issue related to premarital sexual practices among similar population should be directed towards male adolescents with lower religiosity score.
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author Minhat, Halimatus Sakdiah
Raja Ismail, Raja Nurul Najwa
Ying, Lim Poh
Mohd Nazan, Ahmad Iqmer Nashriq
spellingShingle Minhat, Halimatus Sakdiah
Raja Ismail, Raja Nurul Najwa
Ying, Lim Poh
Mohd Nazan, Ahmad Iqmer Nashriq
The moderating effect of gender on premarital sexual practices among the late adolescents in Pahang, Malaysia: an empirical study
author_facet Minhat, Halimatus Sakdiah
Raja Ismail, Raja Nurul Najwa
Ying, Lim Poh
Mohd Nazan, Ahmad Iqmer Nashriq
author_sort Minhat, Halimatus Sakdiah
title The moderating effect of gender on premarital sexual practices among the late adolescents in Pahang, Malaysia: an empirical study
title_short The moderating effect of gender on premarital sexual practices among the late adolescents in Pahang, Malaysia: an empirical study
title_full The moderating effect of gender on premarital sexual practices among the late adolescents in Pahang, Malaysia: an empirical study
title_fullStr The moderating effect of gender on premarital sexual practices among the late adolescents in Pahang, Malaysia: an empirical study
title_full_unstemmed The moderating effect of gender on premarital sexual practices among the late adolescents in Pahang, Malaysia: an empirical study
title_sort moderating effect of gender on premarital sexual practices among the late adolescents in pahang, malaysia: an empirical study
publisher Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
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