Self-Esteem, Intimacy and Ego Strength of Male College Students With Multiple Sex Partners in University Belt-Manila
Publication Date: 22/04/2019
Author(s): Paulo Manuel L. Macapagal, PhD, RPm, RPsy.
Volume/Issue: Volume 2 , Issue 1 (2019)
Abstract:
Multiple sex partners means having more than one person that you engage in sexual activity with. There are many risks associated with having multiple sexual partners, such as an increased risk of pregnancy and transmitting a sexual disease. However, some people believe that it’s natural to have multiple sex partners and that it can keep your sex life exciting if you’re not just having sex with one person. It is your personal choice to have sex with multiple people, however you need to be careful particularly as it carries multiple risks. The study is about self-esteem, Intimacy, and Ego Strength of Male College Students in University Belt- Manila who Engage in Multiple Sex Partnership. The statement of the problem includes the 1. Personal profile of male college students engaged in Multiple Sex Partnership in terms of age; 2. The level of self-esteem of these Male College Students; 3. The level of intimacy of these Male College Students to their sexual partners; 4. The level of ego strength of these Male College Students engaged in multiple sex partnership and the; 5. Relationship of the Self- esteem, Intimacy, and Ego Strength of Male College Students who engages in Multiple Sex Partnership. The study was based from the Social Exchange Theory by the Sociologist George Homann. The data gathered by the researchers have been computed quantitatively and in order to identify the general picture of the study, the correlation design under the descriptive research has been used to distinguish the result. The statistical techniques and tools that are used in the study are Frequencies and Percentage to determine the level of Self-Esteem, Intimacy and Ego Strength which are the items number 2, 3, and 4 of the statement of the problem. The researchers used the Pearson R correlation analysis in order to answer the fifth statement of the problem. After the data has been gathered, the researcher concludes that the male college students in University belt- Manila that are engaged in multiple sex partnership have an average level of self-esteem, significantly below average level of intimacy and average level of ego strength. After undergoing to the statistical treatment, the researcher concludes that there is a significant relationship between the self-esteem, intimacy, and ego strength of male college students engaged in multiple sex partnership. After the results has been gathered the researcher recommends that for the families to encourage their children to be more involve in open communications, and to help them in solving adversities, future researchers may conduct a further study of other factors that can improve the correlation of the variables, and for the future researchers to have more respondents for the in depth interview.
