Relationship Between Religiosity and Self-Control with Cybersex Behavior in School Students

Abstract

Teenagers, characterized by burgeoning curiosity about sexual material on the internet and often a lack of self-control, are increasingly free to explore the web. This study endeavors to discern the relationship between religiosity and self-control in relation to cybersex behavior among students. The respondents comprised 80 students from two Public High Schools located in Surabaya and Pasuruan, Indonesia, aged between 15-18 years. The study employs a quantitative correlation method, with research data collated through Google Forms, utilizing scales of religiosity, self-control, and cybersex behavior that have satisfied the criteria of validity and reliability. The data were subsequently analyzed using Spearman's rank non-parametric statistical analysis. The results of this study show a substantial negative relationship between religiosity and cybersex behavior, with a correlation coefficient value between the two of -0.509 and a significance level of .000 (p = .05). Similar results showed that self-control and cybersex conduct had a correlation value of -.402, with a significance level of .000 (p = .05) signifying a substantial negative relationship. Therefore, there is a strong inverse association between self-control and cybersex.