@article{ART001530081},
author={JOSEPH JEON and Ham Hee Young},
title={Impact of Christian Faith on Adolescents’Sexuality Perception.},
journal={Journal of Counseling and Gospel },
issn={1739-0745},
year={2007},
volume={8},
pages={300-320},
doi={10.17841/jocag.2007.8..300}
TY - JOUR
AU - JOSEPH JEON
AU - Ham Hee Young
TI - Impact of Christian Faith on Adolescents’Sexuality Perception.
JO - Journal of Counseling and Gospel
PY - 2007
VL - 8
IS - null
PB - Korean Evangelical Counseling Society
SP - 300
EP - 320
SN - 1739-0745
AB - This paper is to clarify the impact of Christian faith on adolescents’sexuality
perception. When children grow up and enter adolescence, they not only
experience physical maturation including voice change but also develop secondary
sex characteristics, getting away from a sexual latency period. Adolescence
is a time for growth spurts both physically and psychologically. Sexual hormonal
changes speed up sexual development in boys and girls and increase their
interests in and concerns about sex. Against this backdrop, this study explores
desirable attitude and behavior toward sex among adolescents, taking distinctive
aspects of the young into account.
The study is based on the following three assumptions: first, there would be
difference in sexuality perception between Christian and non-Christian youth.
Second, there would be difference in sexuality perception among Christian adolescents
in accordance with religious background of their family. Third, adolescents
would demonstrate different views on premarital sex in accordance with
family’s religious background. A survey was conducted on 314 junior high and
high school students living in Seoul and Gyeonggi province. Two types of tests
questioning about Christian beliefs and sexuality perception respectively were
utilized to prove the assumptions. The first test on Christian beliefs was first
applied to Christian adolescents by Joseph Jeon in 1988 and has been altered
for this study. The second test on sexuality perception was used by Kyungsook
Lee at Gongju Graduate School of Educational Psychology in 2006 and has
been adjusted for the study with careful consideration on reliability of survey
results. To analyze 314 answer sheets collected, frequency analysis, t-test, and
one way ANOVA were applied, using Statistical Package for the Social Science
(SPSS) 12.0.
The conclusion of the study is as follows: Christian faith does not have significant
impact on sexuality perception among the young. In contrast, the influence
of the faith of adolescents themselves and their family as well as assur-
ance of salvation on their views about premarital sex appears to be statistically
significant. Boys and girls who have long been Christians or have assurance of
salvation, or whose entire family believes in Christianity disclose negative views
toward premarital sex. The study sheds light on the correlation between Christian
belief and sexuality perception of adolescents and will lay the groundwork for
teaching the youth sound culture and attitude toward sex.
KW - adolescence;adolescent sex;adolescent counseling;sex attitude;
Christian counseling.
DO - 10.17841/jocag.2007.8..300
ER -
JOSEPH JEON and Ham Hee Young. (2007). Impact of Christian Faith on Adolescents’Sexuality Perception.. Journal of Counseling and Gospel , 8, 300-320.
JOSEPH JEON and Ham Hee Young. 2007, "Impact of Christian Faith on Adolescents’Sexuality Perception.", Journal of Counseling and Gospel , vol.8, pp.300-320. Available from: doi:10.17841/jocag.2007.8..300
JOSEPH JEON, Ham Hee Young "Impact of Christian Faith on Adolescents’Sexuality Perception." Journal of Counseling and Gospel 8 pp.300-320 (2007) : 300.
JOSEPH JEON, Ham Hee Young. Impact of Christian Faith on Adolescents’Sexuality Perception.. 2007; 8 300-320. Available from: doi:10.17841/jocag.2007.8..300
JOSEPH JEON and Ham Hee Young. "Impact of Christian Faith on Adolescents’Sexuality Perception." Journal of Counseling and Gospel 8(2007) : 300-320.doi: 10.17841/jocag.2007.8..300
JOSEPH JEON; Ham Hee Young. Impact of Christian Faith on Adolescents’Sexuality Perception.. Journal of Counseling and Gospel , 8, 300-320. doi: 10.17841/jocag.2007.8..300
JOSEPH JEON; Ham Hee Young. Impact of Christian Faith on Adolescents’Sexuality Perception.. Journal of Counseling and Gospel . 2007; 8 300-320. doi: 10.17841/jocag.2007.8..300
JOSEPH JEON, Ham Hee Young. Impact of Christian Faith on Adolescents’Sexuality Perception.. 2007; 8 300-320. Available from: doi:10.17841/jocag.2007.8..300
JOSEPH JEON and Ham Hee Young. "Impact of Christian Faith on Adolescents’Sexuality Perception." Journal of Counseling and Gospel 8(2007) : 300-320.doi: 10.17841/jocag.2007.8..300