J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs.  2016 Dec;25(4):367-374. 10.12934/jkpmhn.2016.25.4.367.

Factors Influencing Sexual Assertiveness of Women University Students in Nursing

• Choi SH

• KMID: 2365425
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2016.25.4.367

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to identify the level of sexual assertiveness in women students in nursing and also, to investigate factors that influence sexual assertiveness.
METHODS
In this study, 373 women students in nursing who were enrolled in a university in B city, Korea and who gave written consent completed the questionnaire between May 15 and May 30, 2016. Data were analyzed using t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients and multiple regression.
RESULTS
The level of sexual assertiveness in the women students in nursing was 54.84±5.82. Sexual assertiveness showed negative correlations with gender role stereotypes (r=-.37, p<.001), and permissiveness of dating violence (r=-.15, p<.005), and a positive correlation with self-esteem (r=.36, p<.001). Models including the variables explained 18% of the variance for sexual assertiveness. Gender role stereotypes and self-esteem were the influential factors.
CONCLUSION
Based on the outcomes of this study, it is necessary to design intervention programs that emphasize sexual assertiveness of women students in nursing.

Keyword

Sexual; Assertiveness; Self-esteem; Gender role; Dating violence

MeSH Terms

Assertiveness*
Female
Gender Identity
Humans
Intimate Partner Violence
Korea
Nursing*
Permissiveness