A Behavioral Modification Program for the Development of Critical Thinking on Heterosexual Relationships Among Early Adolescents

Abstract

This mixed methods research aimed to study the critical thinking on Heterosexual Relationship of young adolescents in order to develop a behavioral modification program of critical thinking on heterosexual relationship among early adolescents and to examine the effects of the behavioral modification program of critical thinking on heterosexual relationship among early adolescents. This study was divided into two phases. The first phase had thirteen people involved and the second phase had forty participants who were qualified to join the study. The results of the study were as follow: the results of the definition of critical thinking on heterosexual relationship behavior was reflective thinking on a good future before engaging in heterosexual activities. Furthermore, this findings showed that there were four factors of critical thinking on heterosexual relationships separated into two internal conditions: attitude toward heterosexual relationship, and self-control; two external conditions: parents providing reason for education, and learning from role models. The results of the behavioral modification program in the second phase was that after participating in the program, the students who participated in the program had higher level of critical thinking on heterosexual relationship behavior than students who did not participated in the program significantly at .05 level of confidence. The program might be useful for developing the critical thinking on heterosexual relationships. However, the author also suggested that the results of the behavioral modification program in this study is based on the skills in Thai reading and writing. Thus, skills in Thai reading and writing of the participants should be taken to considerations.

Keywords

• behavioral modification program
• critical heterosexual relationship
• early adolescents