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Depression and Interest Level of Office Workers in their 30s to 40s

  • Ahn, Si-Nae (Dept. of Occupational Therapy, Cheongju University)
  • Received : 2019.04.28
  • Accepted : 2019.05.10
  • Published : 2019.06.30
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Abstract

This study investigated the relationship between depressive symptoms and interests of workers in their 30s to 40s. This study recruited 49 workers who fit the selection criteria. Descriptive, frequency, and regression analyses were performed. To describe participant characteristics and the classification of depression and interest, descriptive and frequency analyses were used. The effect of interest patterns on depressive symptoms was analyzed using a multiple regression analysis, specifying the significance level at 0.05. The results of this study showed that half of the respondents, who were in their 30s and 40s, experienced depression. In addition, this study indicated that interest of workers in their 30s to 40s in daily, cognitive, physical, and social activities in the present was lower than that in the past. This interest level affected depression in past and present interest (p<0.05). This study investigated the relationship between interest and depression of workers in their 30s to 40s and suggest that interest in various areas may help prevent depression.

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Table 1. Classifications of depressive symptoms (N=49)

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Table 2. Classification of interest degree (N=49)

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Table 3. Effect of area of interest on depression

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