A Study on Sexual Violence Consciousness and Cognition of Sexual Violence in University Students

Department of Nursing Science, International University of Korea²Department of Physical Therapy, International University of Korea(Received March 10, 2013: Revised April 2, 2013: Accepted March 2, 2013)AbstractPurpose. The purpose of this study was to contribute to the development of the sexual education program by examining status of Sexual Violence Consciousness and Cognition of Sexual Violence of University studentsMethods. The subjects were 240 University students located in J-city. Data were collected during the period from Nov. 12, 2012 to Nov. 13, 2012. For the data analysis, SPSS 12.0 K program was utilized to get frequency number, percentage, average, standard deviation and t-test. Results. The results present different degrees of man and women's cause of sexual violence cognition and consciousness were as following ; The several scores of women higher more than man parts were ‘Think of the woman as a sexual target(t=3.86, p<0.001)’,‘Men's sexual urges(t=3.98, p<0.001)’, ‘The low status of women in society (t=3.85, p<0.001)’, ‘Male-dominated society and culture(t=5.62, p<0.001)’, ‘Acceptance of men aggression and activism(t=5.19, p<0.001)’,‘Weak punishment (t=7.25, p<0.001)’and Man higher more than women parts were ‘overexposure of women(t=3.88, p<0.001)’.Conclusion. Results suggest that sexual education program should strategies to increase a positive Consciousness and Cognition of Sexual Violence in their education programs in order to improve Consciousness and Cognition of Sexual Violence in University students.