Peer-reviewed article
Determinant Factors Affecting Intention of Child Marriage to Adolescents in Banggai Laut
Nur Indri Wahyuni, Apik Indarty Moedjiono, Muhammad Tamar ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This cross-sectional study examined factors influencing adolescents' intention to engage in child marriage in Banggai Laut, Indonesia. Researchers surveyed 192 high school students and found that family encouragement was the strongest predictor, increasing the likelihood of intention to marry young nearly five-fold. While attitude and behavioural control also showed associations, only family drive remained statistically significant in multivariate analysis. The findings highlight the critical role of family in either protecting or enabling child marriage.
Key points
- Family encouragement was the only significant predictor of child marriage intention in multivariate analysis (p=0.029)
- Respondents influenced by family pressure had 4.87 times higher risk of intending to engage in child marriage (95% CI: 1.178-20.142)
- Bivariate analysis showed attitude, family drive, and behaviour control all affected intention to marry young (p<0.05)
- The family unit, which should protect children, was identified as a main factor encouraging underage marriage in this setting
- Study involved 192 adolescent students from two public senior high schools in Banggai
Limitations
As a cross-sectional study, this research cannot establish causality or temporal sequence between family influence and marriage intention. The study was limited to high school students in one district, which may not represent all adolescents or broader patterns in Indonesia.
Abstract
This study aims to look at the determinant factors that affect the intense / intention to do child marriage to adolescents in Banggai Laut. This research method using a cross sectional study. The research sample consisted of 192 teenage students in SMA Negeri 1 Banggai and SMA Negeri 2 Banggai. Chi-square test and multiple logistic regression were used to analyze the data. The results of the bivariate analysis showed that there was an effect of attitude, family drive and behavior control on the intention to do child marriage (p <0.05). The results of the multivariate analysis showed that there was only one variable that had a p value <0.05, namely the family drive variable with p = 0.029. From exp (B) = 4,871> 1 is a risk factor and the Cl value is 95% more than 1 (1,178-20,142) so that OR is significant. This means that respondents who are influenced by family encouragement have a risk of 4,871 times having the intention of engaging in child marriage. It can be concluded that there are many factors that can influence adolescents in engaging in child marriage. All levels of society should protect children together and stop the practice of child marriage in society. The smallest and closest family unit for the child should be able to protect it, not be the main factor that encourages underage marriage.