The Influence of Self-Efficacy and Social Support on Capability (C), Opportunity (O) and Motivation (M) (Com B) in Adolescents’ Adoption of Sexual Abstinence in Surabaya

In adolescents, behaviors in dating have a high chance of escalating into sexual contact. To prevent and minimize sexual contact in adolescence, adolescents must adopt sexual absenteeism. This research aims to analyze the effect of self-efficacy and social support on capability (C), Opportunity (O), and Motivation (M) (COM-B) in the adoption of sexual abstinence of adolescents in the city of Surabaya. As a quantitative study with analytical observational research, the writer used a cross-sectional approach. This research was conducted in five areas in the city of Surabaya, namely Central Surabaya, West Surabaya, East Surabaya, North Surabaya, and South Surabaya in December 2021 – December 2022 with the inclusion criteria of students attending high school. The results showed that there was an influence between Capability on Motivation (p=0.000), Opportunity on Motivation (p=0.000), Self-Efficacy on Capability (p=0.000), self-efficacy on Opportunity (p=0.000), Social Support on Opportunity (p=0.014), and Motivation on the adoption of sexual abstinence (p=0.032) in adolescents in Surabaya. The findings show that the Self-Efficacy factors contribute to Capability and Opportunity, while Social Support contributes to opportunity in COM-B theory.