Discriminant Factors of Attitude Pattern toward Sexual Violence of College Women

Mi-Hae Sung; Young Mi Lim

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Sung and Lim: Discriminant Factors of Attitude Pattern toward Sexual Violence of College Women

Original Article

Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing

Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing 2009; 15(4): 312-319.

Published online: 31 December 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2009.15.4.312

Discriminant Factors of Attitude Pattern toward Sexual Violence of College Women

Mi-Hae Sung¹, Young Mi Lim²

¹Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Inje University, Korea.

²Professor, Department of Nursing, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Lim, Young Mi, Department of Nursing, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, 162 Ilsan-dong, Wonju 220-701, Korea. Tel: 82-33-741-0386, Fax: 82-33-743-9490, youngmi@yonsei.ac.kr

Received 5 June 2009 Accepted 27 October 2009

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to determine the discriminant factors of attitude pattern toward sexual violence of college women.

Methods

A cross-sectional research design with non-probability samples was conducted. A total of 292 college women participated. The instruments were Attitude Pattern toward Sexual Violence, Self-Esteem Scale, Gender Role Scale, and Attitude toward Sexuality. Dependent variable is Attitude Pattern toward Sexual Violence, which is composed of two groups; cases either harmer blame or sufferer blame. Independent variables were self-esteem, attitude toward gender role, and attitude toward sexuality. Data were analyzed by SPSS WIN program and descriptive analysis, χ²-test, and discriminant analysis.

Results

To assess the adequacy of classification, the overall hit ratio was 68.5%, and the significant predictor variable was attitude toward sexuality.

Conclusion

Replication of the study needs to be considered to further enrich the specific knowledge base regarding attitude toward sexual violence among college women.

Keywords: Sexual behavior, Self-esteem, Gender role, Sexuality

Figures and Tables

Table 1

General characteristics of subjects by attitudes toward sexual violence (N=292)

^*Fisher's exact test.

Table 2

Self-esteem, attitude toward gender role, and attitude toward sexuality by general characteristics (N=292)

Table 3

Discriminant function for attitudes toward sexual violence

Table 4

Classification results (N=292)

Hit ratio=68.5%.

Table 5

Discriminant factors for attitudes toward sexual violence

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