J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs.  2010 Mar;19(1):76-84. 10.12934/jkpmhn.2010.19.1.76.

A Study on Gender-role Identity and Cyber Delinquency in High School Students

• Lee JH
• Kim KH
• Choi MH
• Kim HY
• Oh GS
• Kim KS

• KMID: 2321809
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2010.19.1.76

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to explore gender-role identity and cyber delinquency in high school students.
METHODS
Data were collected through self-administered questionnaires and analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test, and ANOVA. The data survey was conducted with 1,208 conveniently selected high school students in Seoul, Gyung-gi and Chung-chung province.
RESULTS
The cyber delinquency score was 38.94 and androgyny gender role identity was most common (34.0%). There were significant differences in cyber delinquency by academic year, gender, school record, economic status, educational background of parents, experiences of smoking, drinking, runaway, and gender-role identity. According to gender-role identity, the masculinity group showed highest cyber delinquency and the undifferentiated, androgyny, and femininity groups followed respectively.
CONCLUSION
These findings are expected to make a contribution to creation of ideal interventions and to help discover early stage cyber delinquency in high school students as approached by gender role identity.

Keyword

Juvenile delinquency; Adolescent; Gender identity

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Child
Drinking
Educational Status
Femininity
Gender Identity
Homeless Youth
Humans
Juvenile Delinquency
Masculinity
Parents
Surveys and Questionnaires
Seoul
Smoke
Smoking
Smoke