Perceptions of Child Abuse among the Undergraduate Students in Korea
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37506/mlu.v19i2.814Keywords:
Perception, Child abuse, Violent discipline, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, NeglectAbstract
This study was conducted to analyze the level of perceptions of child by college students. The data was
collected from 200 undergraduate students in B universities located in Chungnam by structural questionnaire
from May to June, 2017. Parent-Child Conflicative Tactics Scales (CTSPC) developed by Straus was used to
understand the perception of child abuse by college students. Data were analyzed using SPSS 18.0. The results
show that the average score for child abuse among undergraduate students were 0.81 of 1, respectively. Among
the sub-domains of child abuse, physical abuse was 0.89, violent discipline was 0.78, neglect was 0.63, and
emotional abuse was 0.44 of 1. And there was significant differences in the perceptions of child abuse among
the department (F=7.009, p<.001) and the grade (F=5.676, p=.001). There was significant differences in the
perceptions of child abuse among the willingness to report child abuse (t=2.102, p=.037). Therefore, It is
necessary to develop education programs to prevent of child abuse and respect for human beings.
