J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs.  2013 Mar;24(1):40-50. 10.12799/jkachn.2013.24.1.40.

Awareness Levels and Influencing Factors of Sexual Harassment and Gender Egalitarianism among College Students

• Lee YR
• Kim KM
• Choi SE

• KMID: 2292772
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2013.24.1.40

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study was conducted to identify awareness levels and influencing factors of sexual harassment and gender egalitarianism among college students.
METHODS
This study was based on a questionnaire survey with a total of 1,244 college students. The copies of the questionnaire were collected from November 2 to December 20, 2011.
RESULTS
The average level of sexual harassment and gender egalitarianism among students from the Youngnam province was higher than those of other province. The average level of the sexual harassment and gender egalitarianism among those students who were majoring in healthcare sciences was higher than that among those who were majoring in other subjects than arts and sports sciences. The influencing factors on the recognition of gender egalitarianism were genders and sexual experiences. The influencing factors on the recognition of sexual harassment were genders and ages.
CONCLUSION
This study identified college students' awareness of sexual harassment, gender egalitarianism and influencing factors associated with them. It is expected that this study will be helpful for developing strategies for the prevention of sexual harassment for college students.

Keyword

Awareness; Students; Sexual harassment

MeSH Terms

Coat Protein Complex I
Delivery of Health Care
Humans
Sexual Harassment
Sports
Surveys and Questionnaires
Coat Protein Complex I