A Study on the Female Adolescents' Sexual Attitude in High School

Kim, Young-Hae; Eo, Yong-Sook; Choi, So-Young; Lee, Ji-Won

The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education 2004;10(1):33-43.
Published online December 31, 2004.

Kim, Young-Hae;Eo, Yong-Sook;Choi, So-Young;Lee, Ji-Won;

¹Department of Nursing, College of Med., PNU
²Department of Nursing, College of Med., PNU
³Department of Nursing, College of Med., GNU
⁴College of Nursing, Pusan Catholic University

청소년기 여성의 성태도

김영혜, 어용숙, 최소영, 이지원

¹부산대학교 의과대학 간호학과
²부산대학교 의과대학 간호학과
³경상대학교 의과대학 간호학과
⁴부산가톨릭대학교 간호학과

Abstract

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to measure the attitude for sex in high school students in order to provide basic sex education program. Method: The questionnaires were given to 905 students in the high schools and collected during the period from 1st to 31st May, 2003. Data were analyzed by SPSS WINS. Result: The level of sexual attitude was low level of conservative. Thirty five percent of adolescents in the study perceived liberal sexual attitude based on the cut-point suggested by Hudson et. al.(1983). There were significant difference between general characteristics, sexual characteristics and sexual attitude in the familial characteristics, contact of internet chatting, the perception of post-contraceptives, reject of sexual contact and sexual counseling with parents and significant others. Conclusion: It is required to develope sex education programs in order to establish sexual attitude in the female adolescents.

Key Words: Female adolescent, Sexual attitude