Factors Affecting Sexual Attitudes among Male High School Students in Korea

This study examined the sexual knowledge, contraceptive knowledge and sexual attitudes among male high school students. In addition, the factors that affect sexual attitudes of male high school students were investigated. As a cross-sectional study, a questionnaire survey was conducted in G high school and an investigation carried out by a structured survey of 79 male high school students. The results are as follows: The subjects’ sexual attitude was positive as shown by its average was 2.25 (SD=0.32). The multiple regression analysis showed that sexual attitude was significantly predicted by sexual knowledge and contraceptive knowledge. These variables explained 35.2% of the variance of sexual attitudes of male high school students. Therefore, the provision of education on basic sexual knowledge and contraceptive knowledge can be an important factor in establishing appropriate sexual attitudes and values.