Korean Journal of Human Ecology (한국생활과학회지)

Korean Association of Human Ecology (한국생활과학회)
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Influence of sexual values and sexual knowledge on ego-identity of adolescents

남녀 청소년의 자아정체감에 대한 성지식과 성가치관의 영향

  • 민하영 (대구가톨릭대학교 아동학과) ;
  • 김경화 (대구가톨릭대학교 사회복지학부) ;
  • 이영미 (백석대학교 사회복지학부)
  • Published : 2007.02.28
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to clarify how sexual values and sexual knowledge may be related to ego-identity of adolescents. The subjects were 303 adolescents who attended middle or high school in Seoul and KeoungGi province. The survey was based on questionnaires completed by 146 boys and 157 girls. Statistical techniques were t-test, Pearson's correlation, simple regression, hierarchical regression. The results of this were as follows. (1) Boy and girl adolescents' sexual values was associated positively with ego -identity. (2) Boy and girl adolescents' sexual knowledge was associated positively with ego-identity. (3) Boy adolescents' sexual values and knowledge exerted direct effects on ego -identity. But girl adolescents' sexual knowledge exerted indirect effects on ego -identity mediated by sexual values.

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