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Sexual Behaviors and Sexual Experience of Adolescents in Korea

한국 청소년의 성 행태와 성 경험

  • Lee, Gyuyoung (Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University)
  • 이규영 (중앙대학교 적십자간호대학)
  • Received : 2016.08.24
  • Accepted : 2016.12.08
  • Published : 2016.12.31
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Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to identify sexual experiences and associated factors among middle and high school students in Korea. Methods: Data were analyzed from 74,186 participants who completed the 2012 Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey. Descriptive statistics were used to identify the condition of sexual behavior, and a complex sample logistic regression was used to examine the factors related to sexual behavior. Results: Data showed that 4.3% of adolescents had engaged in sexual intercourse (5.9% of males and 2.6% of females). According to the logistic regression analysis for complex samples, the school level, socioeconomic status, experience of part time work, and living with parents, were all factors associated with the decision to engage in sexual intercourse among boys and girls. In particular, sex education in schools was associated with a reduced risk of sexual intercourse. Conclusion: The results of this study highlight the importance of developing a program that focuses on enhancing sex education and promoting refusal and better decision-making skills in order to effectively reduce the likelihood of sexual experience among adolescents in Korea.

본 연구의 목적은 우리나라 청소년들의 성 행태와 성 경험을 파악하고, 성 경험에 영향을 미치는 예측요인을 규명하여 향후 성 건강 개발을 위한 기초자료를 제공하고자 한다. 연구대상은 2012년 제8차 청소년 온라인건강행태조사에 참여한 중학교 1학년부터 고등학교 3학년까지의 중 고등학생 74,186명이며, 기술통계, $X^2-test$, 복합표본 로지스틱 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 본 연구결과 성관계를 경험한 학생은 중 고등학교 청소년 중 4.3%였으며, 이중 남학생은 5.9%, 여학생은 2.6%로 남학생들의 성경험이 높게 나타났다. 성 경험에 영향을 미치는 유의한 변수는 남학생이 학교급, 아버지 학력, 사회경제적 상태, 아르바이트경험, 학교 성교육경험, 거주형태가 유의한 변수로 확인되었고, 여학생은 학교급, 학교유형(공학여부), 사회경제적 상태, 아르바이트 경험, 학교성교육경험, 거주형태가 유의한 변수로 확인되었다. 본 연구결과에서 남녀모두에서 성 경험에 승산비가 가장 컸던 변수는 아르바이트 경험으로 나타났다. 따라서 어른들에 의한 물리적 성폭력에 대한 심층적인 연구가 더 필요할 것으로 보이며 거절기술이나 의사소통기술과 같은 프로그램이 필요할 것으로 사료된다. 또한 학교성교육을 받은 경험이 있는 남녀 청소년들이 학교 성교육을 받은 적이 없다고 응답한 학생에 비해 성관계 경험이 유의하게 적었던 만큼 학교에서의 성교육을 활성화하는 방안이 필요하다. 이러한 본 연구결과를 바탕으로 청소년 아르바이트경험이 중 어른이나 혹은 물리적 힘에 의한 성폭력을 경험한 적이 있는 지에 대한 지표를 청소년 건강행태온라인조사에 반영하는 방안을 고려해 볼 필요가 있으며, 거절기술이나 의사결정 기술 등 생활기술을 반영한 학교성교육을 강화하는 것이 필요하다.

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