The young generation today is deemed as the human capital for the country in the future. This generation would be responsible in implementing and shaping the country’s leadership and development. Nevertheless, the issues relating to the teenagers’ involvement in social problems in the country has set a concern especially on the escalating number of premarital pregnancies among teenagers. Statistics from the Ministry of Health has shown a total of 79,302 cases involving premarital pregnancies among teenagers below 18 years of age within 5 years starting from the year 2012 to 2016. This qualitative case study research aims to bring forth the main factors of teenagers’ involvement in sexual misconduct which has led to premarital pregnancies. The findings were obtained through a partial structured interview method with an administrator, a warden from Selangor Rehabilitation Centre and four teenagers who involved in sexual misconduct. All informants were selected using a purposive sampling method. The transcription of the interview was analysed to structure the themes and sub themes of the data. The overall findings found that the main factors for teenagers’ involvement in sexual misconduct were due to several causes: love, voluntarily act, rape, pornographic film and video, weakness in family institutions, family conflicts, ignorance and weak religious practice, peer influence, drug addiction and involvement in illegal racing. The outcome from this research is hoped to assist all parties in curbing this problem related to sexual misconduct and premarital pregnancies among teenagers in this country. ABSTRAK Generasi remaja pada hari ini merupakan modal insan negara pada masa akan datang. Peranan mencorak kepimpinan dan pembangunan negara pada masa hadapan bakal dilaksanakan oleh mereka. Namun, pendedahan berita pelbagai isu berkaitan keterlibatan remaja dalam gejala sosial yang berlaku dalam negara mencetus keadaan yang sangat membimbangkan antaranya peningkatan kes hamil tanpa nikah golongan remaja. Statistik Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia mencatatkan sebanyak 79,302 kes remaja bawah 18 tahun hamil tanpa nikah dalam tempoh lima (5) tahun iaitu bermula dari tahun 2012-2016. Artikel ini bertujuan mengemukakan faktor-faktor penglibatan remaja dalam salah laku seksual sehingga hamil tanpa nikah. Kajian ini berbentuk kualitatif dengan reka bentuk kajian kes. Data kajian diperolehi menerusi kaedah temubual separa struktur terhadap seorang pentadbir, seorang warden di Pusat Pemulihan Akhlak di Negeri Selangor serta empat orang remaja yang hamil tanpa nikah. Kesemua informen kajian dipilih melalui kaedah persampelan bertujuan. Transkripsi temubual dianalisis untuk pembentukan tema dan sub tema. Dapatan kajian mendapati bahawa antara faktor penglibatan remaja dalam salah laku seksual ialah kerana percintaan dan kerelaan sendiri, mangsa rogol, menonton video dan filem porno, kelemahan institusi keluarga, konflik dalam keluarga, kejahilan dan pengabaian amalan beragama, pengaruh rakan sebaya, pengambilan pil khayal dan penglibatan dalam perlumbaan haram. Diharapkan dapatan ini dapat membantu semua pihak dalam usaha membendung gejala ini daripada terus meningkat.
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