Social psychiatry snd epidemic koro:(4) Comparison of folk belief among young men in Taiwan,Jilin and Guangdong Provinces
- VernacularTitle:社会精神病学与流行性缩阳症:(四)缩阳信仰之地区比较
- Author:
Wenshing TSENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Koro;
folk belief;
transculture;
social intervention
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
1992;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
A self—designed “Folk Belief Questionnaire”(FBQ)was administer among young men aged 18to 20 years in Taiwan,Jilin,and Guangdong provinces,to compare their attitude to and perception on sexual issues,koro syndrome,and the transcendent religion.Some responses to the FBQ differed significantly in the subjects amongthese three regions,suggesting that the occurrence of epidemic koro may be related to special local folk belief.
