Journal of Digital Convergence (디지털융복합연구)

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The Effects of Life Stress and Circadian Rhythm on Depression in College Students

전문대학생들의 생활스트레스, 일주기성이 우울감에 미치는 영향

  • Kim, Mee (Dept. of Health Administration, Gwangju Health University)
  • 김미 (광주보건대학교 보건행정과)
  • Received : 2017.05.19
  • Accepted : 2017.07.20
  • Published : 2017.07.28
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to measure the depression level of college students and to analyze the effects of college life stress and circadian rhythm on depression. A questionnaire survey was conducted to 720 students of college in Gwangju area from October 10, 2016 to October 31, and 687 of the collected questionnaires were analyzed. As this result, 34.5% of the students needed treatment for depression, and 71.6% of the students had mild depression. Second, depression was higher in female students, in higher grade students and students living apart from their parents. Third, evening activity type showed higher depression than morning activity type. Fourth, regression analysis revealed that depression was influenced by stress of value problem, circadian rhythm, academic stress, and getting a job stress. The results of this study suggest that students should be able to detect depression early and run a mental health program to relieve college life stress in college. However, this study is limited to some local college students and is not suitable for generalization. It is necessary to conduct research to compare university students and college students in the future.

본 연구는 전문대학생의 우울 정도를 측정하고 대학생활 스트레스 요인들과 일주기성이 우울에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 광주지역에 소재한 전문대학교 학생 720명을 대상으로 2016년 10월 10일부터 10월 31일까지 설문조사를 실시하였으며 회수된 설문지 중 687부를 분석하였다. 연구결과 첫째, 학생들의 34.5%가 우울증 치료가 필요하며, 71.6%가 가벼운 우울증이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 우울감은 여학생이 남학생보다 높았으며 부모와 별거시, 학년이 높을수록 높게 나타났다. 셋째, 일주기성과 우울과의 관계는 저녁활동형 일수록 우울감이 높았다. 넷째, 회귀분석 결과, 가치관으로 인한 스트레스, 일주기성, 학업스트레스, 취업스트레스 순으로 우울감에 미치는 영향이 크게 나타났다. 이러한 연구결과는 학생들의 우울증을 조기 발견하고 우울증 과 관련이 많은 스트레스 요인들을 감소시킬 수 있는 정신건강 프로그램이 필요함을 시사한다. 그러나 본 연구는 일부 지역 전문대학생에게 한정되어 있어 일반화시키기에는 무리가 있으며 향후 4년제 대학생과 전문대학생의 비교 연구가 필요하다.

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