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Iowa State University Capstones, Theses and Retrospective Theses and Dissertations Dissertations 1999 Korean nurses' perceptions of child sexual abuse Chung Mee Ko Lee Iowa State University Follow this and additional works at:https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd Part of theFamily, Life Course, and Society Commons,Nursing Commons, and theRace and Ethnicity Commons Recommended Citation Lee, Chung Mee Ko, "Korean nurses' perceptions of child sexual abuse " (1999).Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 12147. https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd/12147 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Iowa State University Capstones, Theses and Dissertations at Iowa State University Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Retrospective Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Iowa State University Digital Repository. For more information, please [email protected]. INFORMATION TO USERS This manuscript has been reproduced from the microfilm master. 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For the Graduate College iii 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 iv 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
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