THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERCEPTIONS OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR AMONG ADOLESCENTS AT SMAS GARING TARANTANG, TUMBANG MANGGU VILLAGE, SANAMAN MANTIKEI DISTRICT, KATINGAN REGENCY

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ABSTRACT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERCEPTIONS OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR AMONG ADOLESCENTS AT SMAS GARING TARANTANG, TUMBANG MANGGU VILLAGE, SANAMAN MANTIKEI DISTRICT, KATINGAN REGENCY Barto Mansyah¹, Willi Rahmadhani Pratama², Aida Kusnaningsih³, Rikiy⁴ Email: bartomansyah@gmail.com Background: Adolescence is a transitional period from childhood to adulthood characterized by physical, psychological, and social changes. During this phase, adolescents are vulnerable to various behavioral deviations, one of which is alcohol consumption. Adolescent perceptions regarding alcoholic beverages are a factor that can influence alcohol consumption behavior. Therefore, it is important to understand the relationship between adolescents' perceptions of alcoholic beverages and their alcohol consumption behavior. Objective: To analyze the relationship between perceptions of alcoholic beverages and alcohol consumption behavior among adolescents at SMAS Garing Tarantang, Tumbang Manggu Village, Sanaman Mantikei District, Katingan Regency. Methods: This study employed a correlational analytic design with a cross-sectional approach. The study sample consisted of 62 respondents selected using a simple random sampling technique. Data were collected using a questionnaire on perceptions of alcoholic beverages developed by the research team of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia and a questionnaire on alcohol consumption behavior developed by the research team of the National Narcotics Agency (BNN). Data analysis was conducted using univariate analysis to describe variable characteristics and bivariate analysis using the Chi-Square test with a significance level of α = 0.05. Results: The majority of respondents held negative perceptions regarding alcoholic beverages (54%), and 84% of respondents had consumed alcohol at least once. Bivariate analysis showed that half of the respondents who consumed alcohol held negative perceptions, whereas only a small proportion of respondents who had never consumed alcohol held positive perceptions. The Chi-Square test results showed a p-value of 0.001 (p < 0.05), indicating a significant relationship between perceptions regarding alcoholic beverages and alcohol consumption behavior among adolescents at SMAS Garing Tarantang. Conclusion: There is a significant relationship between perceptions regarding alcoholic beverages and alcohol consumption behavior among adolescents at SMAS Garing Tarantang, Tumbang Manggu Village, Sanaman Mantikei District, Katingan Regency. Keywords: Perception, Behavior, Adolescents