It was found that 3 out of 10 elementary school students (4th to 6th graders) had experience of watching adult videos for the last 1 year. Middle and high school students show a declining trend or there is no significant change, but the number of elementary school students is steadily increasing.
The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family released the results of the ‘2020 Youth Media Use and Harmful Environment Survey’ on the 23rd. This survey was conducted on 14,536 teenagers attending elementary, middle and high schools in 17 cities and provinces nationwide from July to October last year. This survey is conducted every two years, and only elementary school students in the 4th to 6th grades are included in the survey.
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According to the survey results, 4 out of 10 adolescents (37.4%) said they had watched adult videos in the last year. 24.9% of respondents said they had seen adult publications. Middle and high school students do not change or show a decline, but the rate of adult video usage among elementary school students (4th to 6th graders) increased from 18.6% in 2016 to 19.6% in 2018 and to 27.7% in 2020, and 3 out of 10 experienced this kind of experience. I replied. The use rate of adult publications such as webtoons is also steadily increasing from 11.8% (2016) to 13.2% (18 years) and 27.7% (20 years) during the same period.
Choi Seong-yu, head of the Youth Policy Bureau of the Ministry of Leisure and Health, said, “The change in the consumption pattern of media is (for the reason). This is because the tendency to find and consume favorite programs at a convenient time through video media such as YouTube rather than real-time watching through TV, etc. is increasing. The cause” he explained.
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The main channels of use were portal sites and video sites. 23.9% of teenagers answered that they viewed adult video through Internet portal sites and 17.3% through Internet real-time broadcasting and video sites. In the case of adult publications, 16% said they had seen it through internet comics (webtoons). Although the rate of use of smartphones is high (74.9%), the installation rate of harmful media collection programs was 31.4%, which was less than half.
Violence is more online than in school
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When asked about the experience of juvenile violence in the last year, the total damage rate was 5.9%. By type, verbal violence (in case of continuing to hear swear words or disregarded words) was the most common at 4.1%, and physical violence (in case of being beaten, kicked, or injured by objects) was 1.6%.
By gender, the violence damage rate of male adolescents was 6.3%, higher than that of female adolescents of 5.4%. The damage rate for elementary school students was the highest at 9.8%, followed by 5.3% for middle school students and 2.8% for high school students. The rate of experience in school decreased from 75.7% in 2016 to 45.9% last year, but the rate of experience in the online (internet) space surged from 7.7% to 26.7% during the same period. Director Choi Seong-yu said, “As online media contact increases, there is a great tendency to lead to violent exposure in the online space. Analyze.”
The rate of sexual violence fell from 2.4% in 2016 to 1.8% last year. As a result of looking at each type, 0.9% of’sexually humiliated or harassed with words, glances, or gestures’, 0.6% of’stalked or sexually harassed on cyber (internet)’,’deliberately touched or touched the body ‘0.3%,’intentionally following and harassing stalking’ 0.3%,’cyber (internet) conditions met (prostitution) inducement or forced’ 0.2%,’forced sexual intercourse attempt’ 0.1%, in order appear.
The rate of sexual violence victims of female adolescents was 2.5%, higher than that of male adolescents 1.2%. Again, 44.7% of respondents said they had this experience online. Increasingly, the rate of meeting strangers online has increased, and as a result, the percentage of violent and sexual violence perpetrators has also increased compared to the past by new acquaintances or by strangers on the Internet.
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28.3% of middle and high school students said they had ever drank more than one drink, and 8.7% said they had smoked a cigarette. 29.9% of youth who have experienced part-time jobs answered that they did not receive the minimum wage. One in five youths (18.9%) experienced arrears in wages.
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