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Lee, Kim, Choi, Kim, Oh, and Kim: A Study on Gender-role Identity and Cyber Delinquency in High School Students
Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 2010; 19(1): 76-84.

Published online: 31 March 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2010.19.1.76

A Study on Gender-role Identity and Cyber Delinquency in High School Students

Jong Hwa Lee1, Kyung Hee Kim2, Mi Hye Choi2, Hee Young Kim3, Geum Sook Oh4, Ki Sook Kim5

1Professor, Kunsan College of Nursing, Korea.

2Professor, Department of Nursing, Chung-Ang University, Korea.

3Part-time Lecturer, Department of Nursing, Chung-Ang University, Korea.

4Nurse, Department of Nursing, Yeon Clinic, Korea.

5Fellow, College of Nursing, Ajou University, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Kim, Ki Sook, College of Nursing, Ajou University, San 5 Wonchoen-dong, Youngtong-gu, Suwon 443-749, Korea. Tel: 82-31-219-7021, Fax: 82-31-219-7020, 99sophi@hanmail.net

Received 2 November 2009       Revised 25 February 2010       Accepted 18 March 2010

© 2010 The Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to explore gender-role identity and cyber delinquency in high school students.

Methods

Data were collected through self-administered questionnaires and analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test, and ANOVA. The data survey was conducted with 1,208 conveniently selected high school students in Seoul, Gyung-gi and Chung-chung province.

Results

The cyber delinquency score was 38.94 and androgyny gender role identity was most common (34.0%). There were significant differences in cyber delinquency by academic year, gender, school record, economic status, educational background of parents, experiences of smoking, drinking, runaway, and gender-role identity. According to gender-role identity, the masculinity group showed highest cyber delinquency and the undifferentiated, androgyny, and femininity groups followed respectively.

Conclusion

These findings are expected to make a contribution to creation of ideal interventions and to help discover early stage cyber delinquency in high school students as approached by gender role identity.

Keywords: Juvenile delinquency, Adolescent, Gender identity

Figures and Tables

Table 1

General Characteristics (N=1,208)

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Table 2

Gender-Role Identity (N=1,208)

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Table 3

Cyber Delinquency (N=1,208)

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Table 4

Differences in Cyber Delinquency according to General Characteristics

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†Scheffe's test.

Table 5

Differences in Cyber Delinquency according to Gender-Role Identity

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†Scheffe's test.

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