Abstract

This study examined the construct of sexual attitude, impulsivity and coping behavior in order to develop the sexuality psychological test for adolescents. The study attempted to define the constructs by reviewing the previous studies and contents of counseling. The results indicated that the sexual attitude can be categorized positive, permissive attitude and double-standard attitude. Regarding impulsivity, it could be found that most adolescents experience embarrassment, urgency, uncontrolabilty and negative affect to their sexual impulsivity. For the coping behavior, it could be categorized into manipulative coping and expressive coping. The results suggest that these constructs need to be refined, and in order to do so, both focus group sessions and analyzing of counseling data should to be further performed. (Korean J Str Res 2005;13:1∼8)

• Keywords: Adolescents, Sexuality, Sexual attitude, Sexual impulsivity, Coping behavior