Korean J Women Health Nurs.  2009 Mar;15(1):73-80. 10.4069/kjwhn.2009.15.1.73.

Relationship between Sex Role Identity Type, Sexual Consciousness, Sexual Behaviors and Sexual Impulse of University Students

• Sung MH

• KMID: 2308398
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2009.15.1.73

Abstract

PURPOSE: This study was to survey the university student's sex role identity type, sexual consciousness, sexual behaviors, and sexual impulse.
METHODS
The subjects were 332 university students who were eligible and agreed to participate in this study. Data were collected from May 22 to June 9, 2007.
RESULTS
Difference of sex role identity type by gender was that the androgyny was the most prevalent. There was a difference in sex role identity type which was classified by gender. Boy students were high in undifferentiation, where as girl students were high in androgyny. In difference of sexual consciousness and sexual behaviors and sexual impulse by gender, it showed that boy students were higher girl students. Difference of sexual consciousness by sex role identity type was high in masculinity.
CONCLUSION
To improve positively the attitudes to sexuality of students who have had undifferentiation type, it need to provide various sexual education and sexual counselling.

Keyword

Sex role identity; Sexual consciousness; Sexual behaviors; Sexual impulse

MeSH Terms

Consciousness
Gender Identity
Humans
Masculinity
Sexual Behavior
Sexuality

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