The effects of abuse experience and impulsiveness on the sexual violence of middle school students: Moderated mediation effect of law consciousness

Ye Eun Kim; Hyo Jin Kim; Mi Hee Shin; Yeoun Kyoung Hwang; Chang Seek Lee

doi:10.53730/ijhs.v6nS1.6223

Authors

Ye Eun Kim Hanseo University, Seosan city, South Korea
Hyo Jin Kim Hanseo University, Seosan city, South Korea
Mi Hee Shin Center for Chungcheongnamdo Sexual Culture, Hongseong city, South Korea
Yeoun Kyoung Hwang Multicultural Education and Welfare Institute of Hanseo University, Seosan city, South Korea
Chang Seek Lee
lee1246@hanmail.net
Hanseo University, Seosan city, South Korea

Keywords:

abuse experience, sexual violence, impulsiveness, law consciousness, PROCESS macro, conditional effect, moderated meditation effect

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to provide basic data for sexual violence prevention policies using law consciousness by elucidating the moderated mediation effect of law consciousness in the influence of adolescents’ abuse experiences from parents on sexual violence through impulsiveness. The research questions to achieve this purpose are established as follows: First, what is the correlation between abuse experience, impulsiveness, law consciousness, and sexual violence? Second, what is the moderated mediation effect of law consciousness in the relationship between abuse experiences from parents, impulsiveness, and sexual violence? For the analysis, SPSS window version 25.0 and PROCESS macro version 3.5 were used, and frequency analysis, reliability analysis, correlation analysis, moderated mediation effect analysis and bootstrap method were performed. As a result of the study, first, Pearson correlation analysis showed that there were significant correlations between abuse experiences from parents, law consciousness, impulsiveness, and sexual violence. Abuse experience was positively correlated with impulsiveness and sexual violence, but it was negatively correlated with law consciousness. Second, the moderated mediating effect of law consciousness on the mediating effect of impulsiveness in the link between abuse experiences from parents and sexual violence was verified.

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