THE INFLUENCE OF SEXUAL VALUES ON PERCEIVED RISK OF INTERFAITH MARRIAGE AMONG UNMARRIED URBAN STUDENTS IN JAKARTA
ABSTRACT: The phenomenon of
interfaith marriage has been approached from the perspectives of theology, sociology,
law, politics, and public policy. The original contribution of this study is
its effort and aim to approach this phenomenon from a psychological
perspective. This study considers the level of one’s identification towards
sexual values as a predictor for
his/her perceived risk of interfaith marriage, of which the values cannot be
separated from metropolitan culture. This research is a quantitative research
by employing predictive correlational design. The samples were 271 students (99
men, 172 women; Mage = 20.59 years, SDage = 1.67 years) from five campuses in
and around Jakarta. Research data analyses, by using multiple linear
regression, show results which indicate that there is interaction between gender
and sexual values in influencing the
risk perception. There are differences between men and women in terms of
correlation between the two variables. In men, sexual values cannot predict the perceived risk. In the
Moslem women, two sexual values, i.e. absolutism and hedonism, can predict it.
The results provide new insights regarding the relationship between sexuality
and religion and marriage, particularly in urban areas in Indonesia.
Author: Juneman, Wahyu
Rahardjo
Journal Code: jpantropologigg130003
