The Effect of Sexual Behavior Management Training with Emphasis on Islamic Teachings on the Source of Control of Adolescent Girls

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of sexual behavior management training with emphasis on Islamic teachings on the source of control of adolescent girls.

The research method was quasi-experimental. The study population included all adolescent girls in Tehran in 1396, from which 30 people were selected by convenience sampling and randomly divided into two groups of 15 experimental and control. The subjects in the experimental group received 8 sessions of sexual behavior management training with emphasis on Islamic teachings. Both groups were evaluated in the pre-test and post-test using the Rutter Control Source Questionnaire (1966). Univariate analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data.

Research findings showed that sexual behavior management training can increase the source of internal control.

Religion, as a means of connecting us to a higher power, can support and enhance a personchr('39')s mental health and sense of power