EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROGRAM FOR IMPROVING LIFE SKILLS TOWARDS PREMATURE SEXUAL INTERCOURSE PREVENTION BEHAVIOR OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WAT PIAMNIKOTHARAM SCHOOL HUA SAI SUBDISTRICT, BANG KHLA DISTRICT, CHACHOENGSAO PROVINCE

Abstract

This research paper is intended to: 1) Study cognitive and understanding of appropriate sexual behavior Self-awareness about preventing premature sexual behavior Decision Skills Problem solving, rejection and self-defense behavioral skills to avoid premature sexual intercourse of high school students and 2) study aimed to examine the effectiveness of Improving Life Skills Program towards Premature Sexual Intercourse Prevention  Behaviors of High School Students Wat Piamnikotharam School Hua Sai Subdistrict, Bang Khla District, Chachoengsao Province. This research is semi-experimental. The sample used the study as a high school student, 56 persons. The tools used in the research are tests and measurements of skills and behaviors, preventing premature sexual behavior. Analyzing data using descriptive statistics, including percentage, average, standard deviation, and comparing differences between samples with Paired t-test. The results showed that After participating in the program, students had an average score of knowledge and understanding of appropriate sexual behavior, Self-awareness about the prevention of premature sexual intercourse behavior, Decision-making skills to prevent premature coupling behavior and problem solving skills when faced with peer and environmental pressures, Skills rejected to prevent premature sexual intercourse behavior and the behavioral aspects of self-defense to avoid premature sexual intercourse of students differ from before joining the program were statistically significant at the .05 level