This study investigated the self wrapping made possible through the anonymity of cyber-space. According to the analysis of the data, which were collected from the online for 2 days, 2,168 respondents were grouped into three types: Those maintaining th...
This study investigated the self wrapping made possible through the anonymity of cyber-space. According to the analysis of the data, which were collected from the online for 2 days, 2,168 respondents were grouped into three types: Those maintaining the strong sense of identity(identity achievement), 53.8%, those experiencing confusion(identity diffusion), 38.3%, and those losing the sense of identity(foreclosure), 7.9%.Among the general respondents, it was reported that the case of sex wrapping was 11.4%, that of occupation, 40.1%, and that of marital status, 60.6%.Specially 11.4% of the sex wrapper took heterogeneous gender identity, while 7% performed dual sex roles. The rate of gender wrapping of female respondents was higher than that of male ones, which reflects female respondents? longing for male sex.Self-disparity between cyber-space and virtual-space was related with the type of self-identity and gender-identity. The rate of self-disparity between cyber-space and virtual-space was 9%. If it occurred continuously, it may cause individual mental division and maladjustment.주제어(Key Words): 자아정체(self identity), 자아위장(self wrapping), 성위장(gender wrapping), 자아 불일치(self disparity), 가상 공간(cyber space)