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This research explores the effectiveness of spiritual guidance, especially the Islamic approach, in dealing with juvenile delinquency. The adolescent phase, as an important transition period, tends to be marked by significant physical and mental changes. Uncontrolled juvenile delinquency can be detrimental to individuals and society. Research emphasizes the application of spiritual guidance to early adolescents and pre-adolescents to prevent deviant behavior. Spiritual guidance, as a process of providing direction and advice with religious values, has a crucial role in forming positive character. Findings from previous research show that spiritual guidance, including Islamic counseling, vent sessions, and religious activities, is effective in reducing levels of juvenile delinquency. Teenagers who receive spiritual guidance tend to have a positive mindset, use their time well, and have a better religious understanding. Although the study makes important contributions, resource limitations, methodological variations in previous studies, and the lack of long-term studies need to be addressed. Therefore, future research must overcome these limitations to provide deeper insight into the role of spiritual guidance in dealing with juvenile delinquency.    

Online gambling has the meaning of gambling that can be done through online platforms such as sites or online game applications that have the smell of gambling. With the convenience due to technological developments, it has also become easier for people to do online gambling. Online gambling as one of the negative technological developments in the electronics sector needs to be addressed from various angles because the impact is returned to its users, especially teenagers. The characteristics of adolescents who gamble online vary, so the purpose of this study is to describe the characteristics of adolescents who gamble online. The type of research used is quantitative research with a descriptive approach. The data collection used is to distribute a checklist of observations related to the description of the characteristics of online gambling. The results of the study of 30 respondents to the Characteristics of Online Gambling in Adolescents showed that the respondents who did online gambling on average graduated from high school as many as 18 respondents (60%), were male (93.3%), with an age range of at most 20 -22 years (66.7%), the type of gambling played is higgs domino (73.3%), and gambling using capital from their own work (93.3%). Many teenagers consider online gambling behavior normal.    

The importance of good character building has become a major concern, considering that it is very influential in the formation of moral foundations and individual behavior. Adolescent character is something that is very crucial to be considered by parents through quality time. This research focuses on the role of parents in improving children's character through quality time. This research uses a descriptive qualitative approach using the literature study method, this research emphasizes an in-depth understanding of this phenomenon through detailed descriptions. The results show that parents have a role as the main role model in improving adolescent character. Parents have a huge responsibility in educating their children. In conclusion, the emphasis on qualoity time in improving adolescent character is an important foundation in improving character with parents having a central role in this process as the main moral pillar and guidance for adolescents.  

Unwanted sex-related behavior, such as demands for sex and other physical and verbal sexual abuse, is known as sexual violence or harassment. These actions certainly have a significant and broad impact on people's lives, especially children and teenagers. The impact of sexual violence can last long after the experience ends and is closely related to the life circumstances of children and adolescents both during and after sexual interactions. Finding factors that influence the prevalence of sexual violence among adolescents is the aim of this research. In this study, 390 samples were randomly sampled using a cross-sectional strategy. Chi square was used in univariate and bivariate analysis. The analysis findings show that gender, age, knowledge, peers, and information media are the variables that have the strongest relationship with adolescent violence (p value <0.05). Sexual violence against teenagers is taught in schools, and as a preventive measure, local governments should expand their services for victims of sexual harassment.

Teenagers whose daily lives are altered by excessive gadget use may face a variety of health and social issues as a result of their overindulgence in technology. The purpose of this study is to ascertain how teenage social function development is impacted by gadget use. This study employs descriptive approaches in a qualitative manner. Data were gathered by documenting, interviewing, and observation. Purposive sampling is the method used in this study to select informants. Additionally, this study triangulates its data in order to verify the information derived from the field findings.The study's findings show what adolescents go through in terms of social functions, including developing new, more mature relationships with both male and female peers, achieving male and female social roles, accepting and making use of their physical condition, seeking emotional independence from parents and other adults, achieving guaranteed economic freedom, making career and family-planning decisions, and developing intellectual concepts and skills that are critical for civic competence. Additionally, informants reported negative effects, such as excessive use of gadgets that waste money on everyday necessities and negatively impact teenage behavior.

This study aims to see the contribution of loneliness to cybersex behavior in adolescents. The hypothesis test used was simple linear regression analysis with 150 subjects aged 15-21 years, which were determined by snowball sampling technique. The measuring instruments used were the Cybersex Scale and the Loneliness Scale compiled by researchers based on aspects of Delmonico & Miller (2003) and Russell (1996). This study found that loneliness contributes significantly to cybersex with an R Square value of 0.090, which indicates that loneliness makes an effective contribution of 9% to cybersex behavior in adolescents.

This research was motivated by mosque youth in Jorong Taratak Baru, Salmpat district, Solok district, that teenagers whose behavior did not reflect themselves as mosque youth. For this reason, researchers tried to examine the Impact of Youth Mosque Activities on Teenagers' Religious Behavior. This type of research is field research (field research) using a quantitative approach that is correlational. Enlti conducted research at the Jorong Taratak Baru Tauhid Mosque, Kenagarian Salimpa, Solok Regency. In collecting data the researcher used a questionnaire. Meanwhile, to analyze it, the researcher conducted a prerequisite test, namely the normality test and correlation test using the product moment correlation formula. After the research was carried out, it could be concluded that there was a positive impact on youth mosque activities on the religious behavior of mosque youth in Jorong Taratak Baru Kenagarian Salimpat, Solok Regency. This can be seen from the results of Asymp. Sig. (2-tailed) of 0.00 <0.05. So it can be said that there is a relationship between the activities of youth in the mosque and the religious behavior of adolescents which has a positive impact on the religious behavior of adolescents.  

Adolescence is closely related to body image because at this stage adolescents are looking for their identity and identity. Knowledge of balanced nutrition can give adolescents the ability to apply balanced nutrition information to their diet. Abnormal nutritional status in adolescents is generally caused by incorrect nutritional behavior, which is not balanced consumption with nutritional needs. This study aims to analyze the relationship between body image and knowledge of balanced nutrition with the nutritional status of adolescent girls at MA Muhammadiyah Lingadan Tolitoli.  This study is a correlational quantitative study with a cross sectional design. Respondents used were all adolescent girls aged 10-18 years at MA Muhammadiyah Lingadan Tolitoli totaling 44 people. Data collection in this study used the MBSRQ-AS Questionnaire (Multidemensional Body Self Relation Questionnaire-Appearance Scale), Balanced Nutrition Knowledge Test and measurement of body weight and height to obtain nutritional status data. Data analysis was performed using the Rank Spearman statistical test. The statistical test results showed that there was no significant relationship between body image and nutritional status of adolescent girls at MA Muhammadiyah Lingadan Tolitoli (p=0.384>0.05) and there was a significant relationship between balanced nutrition knowledge and nutritional status of adolescent girls at MA Muhammadiyah Lingadan Tolitoli (p=0.004<0.05).  

Premarital sexual behavior has many negative impacts, including unwanted pregnancy and the risk of contracting HIV/AIDS. The aim of the research is to determine the relationship between the level of knowledge about HIV/AIDS and teenagers' attitudes towards premarital sexual behavior in Naman Teran Village, Naman Teran District, Karo Regency in 2019. The independent variable is the level of knowledge about HIV/AIDS. The dependent variable is teenagers' attitudes towards premarital sexual behavior. The type of research used in this research is analytical observational with a cross sectional approach. The population was all 160 teenagers in Naman Teran Village, using accidental sampling technique. The sample in this study was 35 people. The types of data used are primary data and secondary data. The statistical test used is the Chi-square test p=0.05. The results of the analysis show that teenagers have sufficient knowledge about HIV/AIDS (54.3%), and a positive attitude towards premarital sexual behavior (74.3%), Chi-square test results p = 0.00 <of <of p=0.05, thus Ho is rejected. Ha is accepted, meaning there is a relationship between the level of knowledge about HIV/AIDS and teenagers' attitudes towards premarital sexual behavior. It is hoped that teenagers in Naman Teran Village will further increase their knowledge about HIV/AIDS with premarital sexual behavior.

Mental disorders themselves are a group of symptoms characterized by changes in a person's thoughts, feelings and behavior that cause dysfunction in carrying out daily activities. Within mental disorders there are several diagnoses, one of which is schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder characterized by decreased or inability to communicate, cognitive impairment, inability to think abstractly and experiencing difficulty in carrying out daily activities (Afeanpah et al., 2022). WHO data for 2019 shows that 1 in every 8 people or 970 million people throughout the world live with mental disorders such as anxiety disorders, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder. 24 million people suffer from serious mental disorders such as schizophrenia worldwide or 1 in 300 people (0.32%) this figure is 1 in 222 people (0.45%) among adults, and 280 million people suffer from depression, including 23 million children and adolescents, 40 million people experience bipolar disorder, 301 million people experience anxiety disorders including 58 million children and adolescents (WHO, 2019).

Schizophrenia is a group of psychotic reactions that affect various areas of an individual's functioning, including thinking, communicating, feeling and expressing emotions, as well as a brain disorder characterized by disorganized thoughts, delusions, hallucinations and strange behavior. Data from the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2019 shows that 1 in every 8 people or 970 million people throughout the world live with mental disorders such as anxiety disorders, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, 24 million people worldwide suffer from severe mental disorders such as schizophrenia. or 1 in 300 people (0.32%) this figure is 1 in 222 people (0.45%) among adults, and 280 million people suffer from depression including 23 million children and adolescents, 40 million people suffer from bipolar disorder, 301 million people experience anxiety disorders, including 58 million children and adolescents (WHO, 2022).

The growth of teenage girls change physically and psychologically. These girls tend to experience several symptoms before the menstrual phase-physical, psychological, and behavioral alteration that occur regularly during the menstrual period. The PMS symptoms that experience by teenage girls is painful cramps often accompanied by sleep quality disturbance. Poor sleep quality can affect to long-term physical disorders. This study aims to analyze the relationship between incidences of premenstrual syndrome and sleep quality among teenage girls. This study was a quantitative correlation study with a cross-sectional design. The primary data collection carried out on March 2nd-15th, 2023. The population in this study were all female students of SMPN 3 Unggul Ingin Jaya, a total of 280 students. The sampling technique used a proportional sampling technique involving 74 respondents. The Chi-Square test using univariate and bivariate statistical analysis showed the level of premenstrual syndrome among these girls experienced mild category (32.4%), moderate (37.8%), and severe (29.7%). The result also indicated that the level of sleep quality (10.8%) of respondents had good sleep quality. The rest of respondents (89.2%) had poor sleep quality. In conclusion, the result shows a relationship between PMS and sleep quality (p=0.020) of premenstrual syndrome among students at SMPN 3 Unggul Ingin Jaya, Aceh Besar. It expects that female students as respondents can utilize this study as input to enrich in-depth information if they experience premenstrual syndrome.

This research was motivated by the results of observations by researchers who found that there were teenagers who still received less attention from their parents so that they had poor morals. One of them was a teenager who went against his parents because the mother did not give him money to buy a quota and then the child said cruel words and even pushed his mother to the ground. The aim of this research is to find out concretely whether there is an influence of parental attention on the morals of teenagers in Jorong Padang Tujuh District. West Pasaman Regency. The theories used in this research are the theory of parental attention and the theory of adolescent morals. The type of research used in this research is a quantitative approach, the research plan used in this research is to use a correlational method. With a population of all Muslim teenagers aged 12-21 years (not married) in Jorong Padang Tujuh District. Pasaman Regency West Pasaman contains 137 people who will be taken as a sample of 25%, namely 34 people. The sampling technique used in this research was proportional random sampling. In this research, two instruments will be used, namely the parental attention instrument and the adolescent morals instrument. Based on the research results, it was obtained that r_count = 0.482, so the hypothesis was accepted which stated that there was a significant influence between parental attention and adolescent behavior, meaning that H_0 was rejected. This is because r_count = 0.482 which is in the coefficient interval 0.40-0.599 so that the level of correlation between the two variables is included in the medium category. The influence of parental attention on adolescent morals can be seen from the coefficient of determination between variables X and Y which is KD = 23.23%. This figure shows that 23.23% of adolescent morals are determined by parental attention and the rest is determined by other factors.

This study aims to determine the relationship between the level of students' knowledge of HIV / AIDS on sexual behavior in high school Cokroaminoto Makassar Tamalanrea 2022. Research Methodology This type of research is analytic survey with cross sectional design. This research was conducted in SMA Cokroaminoto Tamalanrea Makassar. The number of samples in this study were 64 respondents. The sample selection using accidental sampling using a questionnaire which serve as the primary data source. The results of this study indicate that disrtribusi frequency of the level of students' knowledge about HIV / AIDS with sexual behavior can be seen that out of 64 respondents, students who have sufficient knowledge and good behavior as much as 23 respondents (95.8%), compared to students who have a level of knowledge sufficient and less behavior there is 1 respondent (4.2%), while students who have less knowledge and good conduct as many as 39 respondents (97.5%), compared to students who have a level of knowledge is less and less that 1 respondent behavior (2 , 5%). Conclusions Most of level of knowledge of students in high school Cokroaminoto Tamalanrea Makassar in the unfavorable category (62.5%) and sexual behavior of adolescents included in either category (96.9%)..

Adolescence is a period marked by significant physical and psychosocial changes. These changes have potential risks that can affect an individual's future. One of the factors that increase the risk is the lack of knowledge and communication by parents to their children regarding reproductive health behavior. This study aims to determine the relationship between parental communication patterns and adolescent reproductive health behavior at SMK Negeri 15 Kota Bekasi. The type of quantitative research with a cross-sectional approach. The sample used was 34 respondents. The analysis used was univariate and bivariate. The results of the study showed that the communication patterns of parents with adolescents were mostly in the good category (91.2%). Adolescent reproductive health behavior was mostly in the less good category (70.6%). The results of the chi-square statistical test obtained a p value = 0.539, meaning there was no relationship between parental communication patterns and adolescent reproductive health behavior. There was no significant relationship between parental communication patterns and adolescent reproductive health behavior. Although effective communication between parents and adolescents is important, it is not enough to guarantee good reproductive health behavior among adolescents.

  All forms of violence and crime, including intolerance, bullying and sexual violence, are not appropriate in an educational setting. So it is necessary to take concrete steps from the school to eradicate these three behaviors from the educational environment. Through a phenomenological approach to the declaration of the three grave sins of education, the results of the study reveal: that religious moderation can be a solution to overcoming the three great sins of education: intolerance, bullying, and sexual violence. By making religious moderation an educational strategy in schools, these three grave sins can be prevented and removed from the educational environment. This research contributes to the development of the school curriculum, especially the cognitive development of adolescents as well as the prevention and treatment that must be carried out.

Reproductive health greatly determines the fertility of each individual. So it is important for someone to get the right and correct information about reproductive health. The current low level of awareness for healthy living behavior among adolescents and adults is an indicator of the need for correct and clear education, education, information or health promotion. The pocket book is an effective health promotion medium in an effort to create new behaviors. The purpose of this activity is to empower students in making pocket books as a medium for promoting reproductive health. The methods used in this activity are surveys and direct demonstrations. The target of this activity is 38 students of the Bachelor of Nursing study program. As a result of this community service activity, students are focused on making pocket books by paying attention to 3 points, namely the concept of youth, the concept of adolescent reproductive health and reproductive health problems in adolescents. This community service activity encourages students as a youth group to be able to participate actively, so that there is an increase in knowledge related to adolescent reproductive health.  

The background of this research is to see teenagers who always use gadgets both in study and at other times. Apart from that, the purpose of this research is to analyze the use of devices among adolescents and see the spiritual growth of adolescents. The results of this study will take teenagers longer to play with gadgets than pray and read the Bible. More teenagers before going to bed find time to turn on the device to open social media and other applications and forget to pray and on time to wake up is the first th ing teenagers do is open the device which makes them forget to pray. The use of gadgets always has an impact on the development of adolescent behavior, because gadgets have a variety of interesting and flexible features and applications so that they can add to the attractiveness of everyone, especially among teenagers. Excessive use of gadgets is more likely to have a negative impact on adolescent behavior including irritability, lazy learning, and even immoral acts. Therefore it is hoped that parents will always supervise the use of gadgets in adolescents, where adolescents must be able to operate gadgets properly and know the benefits of gadgets so that deviant behavior does not occur. The consequence of this research is that parents play a role in helping and guiding their children in dividing their time in playing gadgets and reading and investigating God's word so that the spiritual level of youth can increase. Christian Religious Teachers also have a role in directing teenagers to increase spiritual growth.

The activity of fighting ma'pasilaga tedong (buffalo fighting) is one of the Toraja culture which is favored by many people, one of them is teenagers. The euphoria of teenagers towards buffalo fighting activities is very high. Adolescents' penchant for buffalo fighting activities will be seen how the impact occurs on adolescents, especially in the formation of traits or character in the future. To see this, the author uses the observation method by observing the activities of adolescents in buffalo fighting activities and the library method through books and journals. In particular, the author uses the theory of Behaviorism, social cognitive, and ecology. From this it can be concluded that buffalo fighting activities are a determining factor in the formation of character and traits, especially for teenagers who are involved in them, especially for teenagers who have euphoria about buffalo fighting. Therefore education is needed from various parties such as family and social environment.

The use of social media and the influence of peers can provide a lot of information to adolescents, both information that is good for adolescent development or information that has a negative impact on these adolescents. To find out the relationship between the use of social media and peers on sexual behavior in adolescents at SMA N 8 Jambi City in 2023. The method used in this study is a quantitative method. Determination of the sample using Simple Random Sampling with the Slovin formula obtained n = 77 respondents who were taken proportionally based on each class. Primary data obtained from distributing questionnaires. Data analysis was carried out using Univariate and Bivariate Analysis. 71.43% of the use of social media in adolescents at SMA N 8 Jambi City is categorized as medium, 18.18% is categorized as low, and 10.39% is categorized as high. 58.44% of peer influence on adolescents at SMA N 8 Jambi City is categorized as moderate, 37.66% is categorized as low, and 3.9% is categorized as high. 84.42% of adolescent sexual behavior at SMA N 8 Jambi City is generally categorized as not at risk and 15.58% is categorized as at risk. There is a relationship between the use of social media on sexual behavior in adolescents at SMA N 8 Jambi City in 2023 which is seen based on the p-value of 0.030 which is smaller than 0.05. There is a relationship between social media and peers on sexual behavior in adolescents at SMA N 8 Jambi City in 2023 which is seen based on a p-value of 0.034, less than 0.05. There is a relationship between social media and peers on sexual behavior in adolescents at SMA N 8 Jambi City in 2023. It is hoped that schools can provide guidance for students and provide learning related to sexual behavior so that students do not get information on wrong sexual behavior. Thus, teenagers can be more careful in socializing so as not to fall into negative things that can damage their life and future.