Behavior to promote | Performance objectives | Pros (perceived benefits) | Cons (perceived barriers) | Perceived social norms | Self-efficacy | Action plans |
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Delay of sexual debut | PO1: Learners will say no to sexual intercourse when they do not want it | 1: It will increase the likelihood of realizing my life goals | 1: I want to have sex | 1: Religious influences – largely discouraging early sexual debut | Difficult to remain abstinent when … - I am deeply in love - I am sexually excited - I am in a committed relationship - I am using drugs or alcohol - My partner is a lot older than me | 1. I will remind myself of my life goals when I get sexually excited |
PO2: Learners will practice alternative ways to express love and sexuality | 2: It will be more special and I will feel good about wanting to have sex until I am in a committed relationship | 2: I want to feel like an adult | 2: Peer group influences – could go in either direction, but would often encourage early sexual debut | 2. I will use other means than intercourse to show my affection (kissing, petting, holding hands etc.) | ||
PO3: Learners will develop interpersonal communication skills to discuss sexuality | 3: I won’t have to worry about getting pregnant or getting an STI/HIV | 3: I need the money/gifts that I get from having sex, or my parents need them | 3: Parental monitoring and control – would most often discourage early sexual debut | 3. I will communicate to my boy/girlfriend that it is a good idea to wait to have sex | ||
PO4: Learners will avoid potential risk situations in which they might end up having sex or being forced to have sex |  | 4: My boy/girlfriend will dump me if I don’t have sex | 4: Gender-specific norms – more important for boys than for girls to be able to brag about early sexual debut | 4. I will identify and try to avoid situations which make it difficult to refuse sex | ||
 | PO5: Learners will avoid alcohol and drug use |  | 5: I want to prove my love to my boy/girlfriend |  | 5. I will avoid using drugs or alcohol which make it difficult to refuse sex |