The relationship between personality traits and the perceptions on pre-marital sexual relations

The study was conducted to discover the relationship between personality traits of students and their perception of pre-marital sexual relations. This paper also attempted to find out the influence of internal or external factors on their perception towards the issue. Their personal background such as relationship status was taken into account. A questionnaire was administered to 100 male students and 100 female students in a private university. The results revealed that there are differences among those who accepts and rejects the act based on their relationship statuses. People who are married have different say on the matter as opposed to those who are not married yet. However, there were no significant relation between personality traits and their perception on pre-marital sex. Based on the results collected, we were able to conclude that no matter which personality the person may have, the majority of pupils are against the idea of pre-marital sexual relations. No effect on opinion based on gender can be seen as well. Though, a look at the data on internal and external factors, another conclusion can be made. Religion is the main factor that influences the students’ perceptions on pre-marital sexual relations. It being a main theme in Malaysia, strong implications are present for certain issues that have a connection with religion. Despite the person's relationship status, personality or gender, the social standard and expectations are what control their perception on the matter of pre-marital sexual relations.