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Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing 2002;8(2):289-300.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2002.8.2.289   
Perceptional Difference of Sexual Image and Sexual Role between Male and Female Students in University, Korea
Soon Ok Yang, Geum Hee Jeong
Department of Nursing Science, Hallym University, Korea.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to identify the perceptional difference of sexual image and sexual role between male and female students at the university level.. Questionnaires were collected from 418 students of H University in Kangwon-do, Korea from September to December 1999. The research tools were Sexual Image(Joo,1996, Cronbach's aloha=.83) and Sexual Role (Chang,1989, Cronbach's aloha=.93). Data were analyzed by SPSS-PC. The results of this study were as follows: According to factors of sexual image, the average score of sexual attitude was 3.06, that of sexual evaluation was 2.41, and that of sexual curiosity was 2.18, therefore university students had a high degree of curiosity but also had a relatively more exclusive image related to sexuality; there was a significant difference in sexual image between male and female students (t=10.99, p=0.010), male students were perceived to have a higher sexual curiosity and more positive sexual image than female students; the average score of sexual role was 2.21, that appeared to be a moderately progressive tendency; there was a significant difference in sexual role between male and female students (t=260.46, p=0.000), female students were apt to be more progressive in sexual role than male students. According to the above results, curriculum development and the application of at university would be necessary to develop and apply some liberal courses and workshop programs so that students and professors could prepare to identify ideal sexual roles and sexual images.
Key Words: Sexual image; Sexual role; University students


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