Factors Influencing Sexual Autonomy in College Students.
- Author:
Eun Su DO
1
;
Young Sook SEO
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Kyoung Science College, Korea. seo1657@naver.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Self-efficacy;
Knowledge;
Attitude;
Autonomy
- MeSH:
Counseling;
Humans;
Mental Health;
Orientation;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Reproductive Health;
Sexuality;
Statistics as Topic
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing
2013;20(2):129-136
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was done to examine sexual autonomy of college students. METHOD: Between October 2012 and November 2012, data related to self-efficacy, health knowledge, attitude to sex, and sexual autonomy orientation, were collected by questionnaire from 232 students. The data analysis was performed using PASW (SPSS) 18.0 program, and included t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients, and multiple stepwise liner regression analysis. RESULTS: The results showed a positive correlation between self-efficacy and sexual autonomy (r=.56, p<.001), sexual health knowledge (r=.50, p<.001), and attitude to sex (r=.29, p=.001). These 4 variables accounted for 48.7% of the variance in sexual autonomy among college students. CONCLUSION: The results of this study indicate that there is a need to develop mental health nursing strategies for college students in order to provide effective counseling on sexuality and sexual health matters.
