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Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Sexual Exhibitionism and Frotteurism in Korea : Preliminary Study

성적 노출증 및 접촉도착증의 유병율 및 임상특성 : 예비연구

  • Park, Sun Hwa (Department of Psychology, College of Social Science, Dankook University) ;
  • Kwon, Seok Hyeon (Department of Psychology, College of Social Science, Dankook University) ;
  • Wang, Tae Jong (Department of Psychology, College of Social Science, Dankook University) ;
  • Hong, Jung Min (Department of Psychology, College of Social Science, Dankook University) ;
  • Kim, Eun Bi (Department of Psychology, College of Social Science, Dankook University) ;
  • Meng, Jung Won (Department of Psychology, College of Social Science, Dankook University) ;
  • Lim, Myung Ho (Department of Psychology, College of Social Science, Dankook University)
  • 박선화 (단국대학교 사회과학대학 심리학과) ;
  • 권석현 (단국대학교 사회과학대학 심리학과) ;
  • 왕태종 (단국대학교 사회과학대학 심리학과) ;
  • 홍정민 (단국대학교 사회과학대학 심리학과) ;
  • 김은비 (단국대학교 사회과학대학 심리학과) ;
  • 맹정원 (단국대학교 사회과학대학 심리학과) ;
  • 임명호 (단국대학교 사회과학대학 심리학과)
  • Received : 2015.01.24
  • Accepted : 2015.04.20
  • Published : 2015.04.30
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Abstract

Objective : The current study investigated the prevalence and clinical characteristics of sexual exhibitionism and frotteurism, which was conducted for the first time in Korea. Methods : Among 568 total subjects (mean age $19.28{\pm}5.0$ year), 109 were victims of sexual exhibitionism (19.2%, VSE) of which 57 were females (91.9 percent) ; and 57 were victims of sexual frotteurism (10.9%, VSF) of which 57 were females (91.9%). The participants completed the self-reported scale for epidemiological and clinical characteristics. Results : Incident frequencies of above two times of VSE and VSF were 49 (50.0%) and 20 (32.3%), respectively. Incident locations of VSE were school/office 37 (33.3%), street 28 (25.6%), and near home 20 (18.3%). Also, incident locations of VSE were inside of bus 12 (19.3%), subway 12 (19.3%), subway/bus station 8 (12.9%), near home 8 (12.9%), and school/office 7 (11.3%). Notifying rate of VSE and VSF to the police were 7.3% and 0%, respectively. Also, notifying rate of VSE and VSF to family or friends were 72.5% and 58.1%, respectively Conclusion : These results suggested that VSE and VSF had a common prevalence, which could be different from behavioral and emotional characteristics of a control group ; and the victims were shown to require an active intervention by supportive social system.

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