The Journal of Korean Society for School & Community Health Education (한국학교ㆍ지역보건교육학회지)

The Korean Society for School & Community Health Education (한국학교ㆍ지역보건교육학회)
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Investigation on Factors Affecting Adolescent Depression: Using Korean Children and Youth Panel Survey

청소년 우울증 영향요인에 관한 연구 : 아동·청소년 패널데이터 이용

  • Choi, Young Jin (Department of Healthcare Management, Eulji University) ;
  • Gang, Hong Ik (Department of Healthcare Management, Eulji University) ;
  • Kim, Dong Wook (Department of Healthcare Management, Eulji University) ;
  • Seong, Gyu Hwan (Department of Healthcare Management, Eulji University) ;
  • Han, Whiejong M (Department of Healthcare Management, Eulji University)
  • 최영진 (을지대학교 의료경영학과) ;
  • 강홍익 (을지대학교 의료경영학과) ;
  • 김동욱 (을지대학교 의료경영학과) ;
  • 성규환 (을지대학교 의료경영학과) ;
  • 한휘종 (을지대학교 의료경영학과)
  • Received : 2017.11.14
  • Accepted : 2017.12.29
  • Published : 2017.12.31
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Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to analyze the association between adolescent depression and personal factors such as interpersonal relationship and personal characteristics. Methods: The data used for this study was taken from the 2014 Korean Children and Youth Panel Survey. Of those 2,351 subjects in a data set, data of 1,938 subjects were analyzed after excluding 413 subjects with missing information. Hierarchical regression analysis was conducted for multi-variate analysis. In addition, controlling effects of ego-resiliency was analyzed. SPSS 22.0. was utilized for statistical analyses. Results: The study found that the depressive index was higher in women than men, and lower in adolescent who has a good relationship with parents and friends. This study also found that adolescents with high ego-resiliency are more vulnerable to depression. Conclusions: It is recommended to understand and to utilize ego-resiliency of adolescents, in order to reduce adolescents depression. Promoting good relationship with parents and friends will also positively impact to lower adolescents depression.

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