Perceptions of Child Abuse among the Undergraduate Students in Korea

Abstract

This study was conducted to analyze the level of perceptions of child by college students. The data wascollected from 200 undergraduate students in B universities located in Chungnam by structural questionnairefrom May to June, 2017. Parent-Child Conflicative Tactics Scales (CTSPC) developed by Straus was used tounderstand the perception of child abuse by college students. Data were analyzed using SPSS 18.0. The resultsshow that the average score for child abuse among undergraduate students were 0.81 of 1, respectively. Amongthe sub-domains of child abuse, physical abuse was 0.89, violent discipline was 0.78, neglect was 0.63, andemotional abuse was 0.44 of 1. And there was significant differences in the perceptions of child abuse amongthe department (F=7.009, p<.001) and the grade (F=5.676, p=.001). There was significant differences in theperceptions of child abuse among the willingness to report child abuse (t=2.102, p=.037). Therefore, It isnecessary to develop education programs to prevent of child abuse and respect for human beings.