Peer-reviewed article
Attitudes of girls teenagers toward early marriage due to pregnancy out of marriage
Egidia Eisca Loninasari Gultom, Endyka Erye Frety ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This literature review examines young women's attitudes toward early marriage resulting from out-of-wedlock pregnancy in Indonesia. The research identifies factors contributing to premarital sexual activity, including low knowledge, weak parental involvement, peer influence, and exposure to pornographic content. The study finds that girls with better knowledge tend to have more positive attitudes toward early marriage, and concludes that education can improve teenagers' understanding of the issue.
Key points
- Factors causing premarital sex include low knowledge, minimal parental role, partner and friend influence, and pornographic content exposure
- Some young women lack awareness about the impacts of early marriage due to out-of-wedlock pregnancy
- Girls' attitudes toward early marriage tend to be more positive when their level of knowledge is good
- Adolescence is identified as a critical transition phase where sexual activity outside marriage has increased
- Educational interventions can increase positive attitudes among teenagers regarding early marriage due to pregnancy
Limitations
This is a literature review based on secondary sources rather than primary data collection from adolescents themselves, so it cannot directly measure actual attitudes or behaviors. The document does not provide specific statistics on the prevalence of early marriage due to pregnancy or detail the characteristics of the studies reviewed.
Abstract
Background: In the adolescent phase, teenagers experience very high curiosity about various things. In this modern era, teenagers can easily access information and try new things, for example, sexual relations outside marriage. Cases of early marriage due to out-of-wedlock pregnancies have increased recently. This research was conducted to determine the attitudes of young women towards early marriage due to pregnancy out of wedlock. The Method in this research is a descriptive method with a qualitative approach. Qualitative methods are used to explain a phenomenon in depth. The data collection technique used is literature study, namely by reviewing various literature that is relevant to the issues in this research. Results and Discussion: Factors causing premarital sex include low knowledge, the minimal role of parents, partner influence, friend influence, and exposure to pornographic content. Based on several previous studies, there are still young women who do not know the impact of early marriage due to pregnancy outside of marriage. Conclusion: The attitudes shown by young women tend to be positive if their level of knowledge is also good. Adolescence is a transition phase in individual development. Recently, cases of sex outside marriage have often occurred, which can result in early marriage due to pregnancy outside of marriage. The level of knowledge of young women regarding early marriage varies. Providing education to young women can increase the positive attitudes of teenagers regarding early marriage due to pregnancy outside of marriage.