Myung Suk Koh | 2 Articles |
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The purpose of this study was to identify differences in sexual knowledge, attitudes and perspectives of sexual values for female students as these factors related to sexual characteristics. METHODS The participants were 835 girls in junior or high school from Seoul and Kyunggi province in Korea. Data were collected using self-report questionnaires and analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, F-test and Scheffe with the SPSS 14.0 WIN program. RESULTS The major results were as follows: First, for sexual knowledge, there were significant differences for girls from homes with conservative atmosphere and for those who had experiences related to porno. Second, related to sexual attitudes, students who had experience related to porno, were significantly more positive, and had a more open attitudes than students with no experience. Third, for perspectives of sexual value, students who perceived a conservative home atmosphere, who had boy friend, and who had experiences related to porno, had a more positive sexuality, and attitudes towards sexual equality. CONCLUSION The findings indicate that it is necessary to develop special sex education programs for both school and parents so that teachers and parents can guide these students appropriately. Citations Citations to this article as recorded by
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The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of parents rearing attitude on family cohesion and adolescents' self-esteem. METHODS The participants were 1,299 high school students from Seoul city and Kyunggi Province in Korea. Data were collected using self-report questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficients, stepwise regression with SPSS 14.0 win program. RESULTS The major results are as follows. First, parents' rearing attitude was significantly influence to the family cohesion. Second, parents' rearing attitude and family cohesion were significantly affect to the adolescent self-esteem. Third, compare the influence size between the parents' rearing attitude and family cohesion to the adolescent self-esteem, the family cohesion was higher than the parents' rearing attitude. CONCLUSION The findings may provide useful insights to researchers who want to develop social support program for adolescents. Citations Citations to this article as recorded by
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