Infrastructure for internalization and protection of sexual restraint for adolescents based on Islamic sources

Abstract

Background and Objectives: In general, sexual desire and behavior are more likely to grow in adolescence than in other periods and since the sexual desire has a delicious function, and given that the sex industry and its associated branches, especially the Internet, have accelerated this trend, it can expose teenage to mental and psychological damage. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the infrastructures of internalization and maintaining of sexual restraint for adolescents based on Islamic sources. methods: the type of this research was applied in terms of purpose and the type of this research in terms of the method of collecting components, taking into account the family of religious texts, internalizing and maintaining sexual restraint components with the aim of regulating behavior toward sexual emotions was extracted and Islamic and psychological teachings related to sexual restraint were investigated by descriptive-analytical method. Results: the results showed that considering moral sense when facing sexual provocations, and enhancing adolescent's psychological abilities in sexual struggles and its internal pressure are among the topics that have been emphasized. The elements related to the internalization and maintenance of restraint, especially during adolescence, which were extracted from Islamic and psychological teachings are as follow: 1. Acquiring inhibitory control skills by disregarding internal stimuli, enhancing behavioral inhibition, delaying satisfaction and resisting temptation, 2. Increasing inhibitory capacity with psychological tools such as patience, resilience and positive foresight and 3. Creating love and kindness maintaining self-esteem, god-friendlyness, compassion and spiritual connection with God. Conclusion: considering the  existing gap in individual regulation of sexual behavior with emphasis on internalizing and maintaining sexual restraint based on Islamic texts, this study explains and identifies its elements and infrastructure.