Abstract:
The main objective of this study was to examine the influence of social media on adolescents’
sexual behavior and attitude among Ediget Bandinet secondary school. A total of 74 students
participated in the study were selected by using total population sampling technique.
Quantitative (frequency and percentage) and Qualitative technique (description and narration)
were employed to analyze the data. Questionnaire and focus group discussion were used to
collect data from the study participants. This study indicated that; almost all secondary school
adolescent students were highly exposed to SM, sexual explicit contents. Therefore, this extreme
exposure to SMs also exposed adolescents’ for early sexual intercourse and changed their
attitude towards sexuality. This study suggests that; School principals, school psychologist,
teachers and other concerned bodies need to create brief, detail and valuable awareness for
adolescents about proper use of Social Media.