Autoconcepto, autoeficacia y conductas sexuales de riesgo en adolescentes

Abstract

In recent decades there has been an increase in risky sexual behaviors that directly affect the health and wellbeing. This trend is present in a greater proportion in the adolescent population, taking into account the characteristics of this stage. The aim of the study was to establish relationships between self-efficacy, self-concept and risky sexual behaviors in adolescents between 14 and 18 years old, from the city of Cali. se llevó a cabo una investigación de carácter no experimental de tipo descriptivo - correlacional de corte trasversal. A non-experimental cross-sectional descriptivecorrelational study was carried out, with the participation of 133 adolescents. It was evidenced that both self-concept and self-efficacy work as protective factors to avoid risky behaviors for health and as a factor that drives the search for behaviors that benefit it, in this case, risky sexual behaviors. Bearing this in mind, the adolescent, who presents a high index of the variables mentioned above, may opt and put into practice preventive behaviors in the exercise of their sexuality.