Korean nurses' perceptions of child sexual abuse

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Retrospective Theses and Dissertations
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1999
Korean nurses' perceptions of child sexual abuse
Chung Mee Ko Lee
Iowa State University
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Korean nurses' perceptions of child sexual abuse
by
Chung Mee Ko Lee
A dissertation submitted to the graduate faculty
in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Major: Human Development and Family Studies
Major Professor: Craig M. Allen
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa
1999
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF TABLES vii
ABSTRACT ix
CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION 1
Dissertation Organization 7
CHAPTER II: LITERATURE REVIEW 8
Definitions of Child Sexual Abuse 8
Operationalization of Child Sexual Abuse 11
Intrusiveness of sexual act 11
Age of victim 12
Consensual sexual interaction 14
Age of perpetrator 14
Age difiference between victim and perpetrator 15
The relationship of the perpetrator to the child 15
Summary 16
Factors Associated with Perceptions of Child Sexual Abuse 17
Characteristics of the Act 18
Intrusiveness of the sexual act 18
The frequency of act 22
Summary 23
Characteristics of Victim 23
Age of victim 23
Gender of victim 25
Victim resistance 27
Summaiy 29
Characteristics of the Perpetrator 29
Age of perpetrator 30
Gender of perpetrator 31
The relationship of the perpetrator to the child 32
Summary 35
Characteristics of the Respondent 35
Professional affiliation 36
Other demographic factors 38
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Past history of sexual victimization 41
Summary 43
Summary 43
CHAPTER III: METHODS 47
Design 47
Sample and Procedures 49
Measures/Indicators 51
Characteristics of Child Sexual Abuse Incident 52
Victim age 52
Perpetrator age 52
Cross-gender abuse 52
Victim resistance 52
Relatedness 52
Frequency of sexual act 53
Intrusiveness of sexual act 53
Respondent Characteristics 53
Professional affiliation 53
Age of respondent 53
Education 54
Size of home town 54
Parental status 54
Number of years of nursing experience 54
Childhood sexual victimization experiences 54
Most intrusive childhood sexual abuse experience 55
Frequency of media exposure about child sexual abuse issues 55
Perceptions of the Seriousness of Child Sexual Abuse Incidents 56
Analytical Procedures 56
CHAPTER IV: RESULTS 57
Descriptive Statistics 57
Demographics 57
Childhood Sexual Abuse Victimization Experiences 61