High School Students' Misconceptions of Sexual Violence

Young Hee Yom; Kyu Eun Lee; Yang So Yoon

doi:10.4069/kjwhn.2001.7.4.547

The purpose of this study was to analyze high school. students' misconceptions and education of sexual violence.

The data were collected from June 19 to July 14, 2000 using the questionnaire. The Subjects of this study consisted of 660 high school students in six provinces(Seoul, Incheon, Daegu, Kyunggi, Kangwon, Kyungbuk). Data were analyzed using percentage, mean standard deviation, ANOVA, and Duncan test.

The results were as follows:

About sixty-three percent of the subjects was educated for sexual violence.
About thirty-four percent of the subjects experienced sexual harassment, 22.3% of the subjects experienced serious sexual contact and 0.8% of the subjects was raped.
The mean score of misconception related sexual violence was 2.71±0.45.
The mean score of misconception related sexual violence showed significant differences in delayed time of education(F=8.90, P<.0001), in reading of pornomagazine (F=2.58, P<.01) and in taken lecture from physical education teacher.
The mean score of misconception related sexual violence showed significant differences in experience of sexual harassment (t=-2.63, P<.01) and in experience of serious sexual contact(t=-2.78, P<.01).
There was a significant differences in misconception related sexual violence between boy and girl(t=6.69, P<.0001).

According to the above results, realistic and future-directed sexual violence education materials should be developed for high school students. This information will provide useful data to promote a more systemic and desirable sexual violence education.

High School Students' Misconceptions of Sexual Violence

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