• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.219-228
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• 1982

This study aimed at assessing the industrial workers' mental health status and identifing the relationship between mental health status and socio-demographic variables. We administered psychiatric self report rating scale (SCL-90)to 622 manual workers and 191 office workers in a textile .industry. The study began on 1 November, 1981 and lasted for 30 days The results were as follow: 1. Scores of symptom dimension were higher in female rather than male, younger than older, lower income group than higher one, lower educated group than higher one, manual workers than office workers and unmarried group than married one respectively. 2. The result of dimension scores of total samples showed that the score of Obsessive-compulsive scale was highest. The rest symptom dimension showed the order as follows: Interpersonal sensitivity, Depression, Hostility, Anxiety, Paranoid ideation, Somatization, Psychoticism and Phobic anxiety. 3. In order to identify the partial contribution of each socio-demographic variables on the mental health, multiple regression method was applied, and the result was as follows. 1) Sex was the most important one to explain the Somatization, Phobic-anxiety and Psychoticism scales among the 7 variables in the multiple regression equation. 2) Economic status was the most important variable to explein the Obsessive-compulsive, Depression and Hostility scales. 3) Marital status was the most important variable to explain the Interpersonal-sensitivity and Paranoid ideation scales.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제53권6호
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• pp.429-438
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• 2020

Objectives: Given that Argentinian public-sector workers are highly exposed to stressful conditions, and that the psychometric properties of the widely used Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) should be evaluated in different settings, this work aimed to compare the psychometric properties of the Latin American Spanish PSS-10 and PSS-4 and to identify the optimal scale for stress assessment. Methods: A sample of 535 participants was randomly divided into 2 groups to evaluate dimensionality by exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. The reliability of both scales was also evaluated. Convergent validity was estimated using the Executive Complaints Questionnaire, the average variance extracted, and the composite reliability. Discriminant validity was based on the correlation with the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale and the phi-square correlation between the components. Results: The factor analyses supported bidimensionality of the PSS-10 (stress and coping), which showed a better fit than the PSS-4. Moreover, the reliability of the PSS-10 was higher, whereas the PSS-4 did not achieve adequate values of internal consistency. The PSS-10 was also correlated significantly with all validation scales, and presented proper internal convergent and divergent validity. Conclusions: The PSS-10 is a reliable and structurally valid instrument to measure perceived stress and coping in a Latin American Spanish-speaking population with high work demands, and the findings of this study expand our knowledge on the geographical and sociocultural applicability of the PSS.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.35-43
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• 2018

연구목적 복합 외상을 겪는 경우에는 PTSD의 증상을 넘어선 증상들이 다양하게 나타난다. 그러나 그러한 다양한 증상을 평가하는 도구가 부족한 실정이다. 외상 증상 체크리스트-40은 자기보고식 검사로 아동기 혹은 성인기의 외상 경험과 관련된 이러한 다양한 증상들을 측정하기 위한 도구로 원척도 연구에서 높은 신뢰도와 타당도가 검증된 검사 도구이다. 이번 연구의 목적은 정신건강의학과 외래 환자를 대상으로 한국판 외상 증상 체크리스트-40 (KTSC-40)의 타당도를 검증하기 위해 설계 되었다. 방 법 한양대학교 구리병원 정신건강의학과 외래를 진료 목적으로 방문한 367명의 환자를 대상으로 하였다. 환자들의 자기보고식 평가 자료를 사용하였으며 외상 증상 체크리스트-40 (TSC-40), 사건 충격척도 개정판(IES-revised), 일생 사건 체크리스트(LEC), Zung 자가평가 우울척도(Zung's Self-Rating Depression Scale), Zung 자가평가 불안척도(Zung's Self-Rating Anxiety Scale)를 이용하였다. 신뢰도는 내적 일치도(Cronbach's ${\alpha}$)로 산출하였고, 요인타당도는 Varimax 직각 회전을 이용한 탐색적 주성분 분석, 각 척도와의 수렴 및 공존 타당도를 위해서는 Spearman 상관분석을 하였다. 결 과 KTSC-40은 Varimax 직각회전을 이용한 주성분 요인 분석을 통해 7개의 요인을 추출하였고, 총 분산의 59.55%를 설명하였다. 이는 원척도 연구에서의 6개의 요인, 5개의 요인과 요인 수는 다르지만 그 내용은 비슷하였다. KTSC-40은 Cronbach's ${\alpha}$ 값이 0.94로 높은 내적 일치도를 가졌다. 또한 다른 PTSD scale과 우울, 불안 척도와의 비교에서 높은 수렴 및 공존 타당도를 보였다. 결 론 KTSC-40의 정신측정학 성질을 조사하여 우수한 타당도를 보이는 것을 확인하였다. 다만, 요인 분석에서의 원척도와의 약간의 차이를 보였는데 이는 문화적인 요소와 외상 관련 질환이 아닌 정신건강의학과 환자군 등 이질적인 외래 구성 집단에 따른 것으로 보인다. 결과적으로 KTSC-40은 높은 타당도로 향 후 다양한 임상영역에서 외상과 관련된 증상들을 평가 하는데 유용할 것으로 예상된다.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.134-142
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• 2012

Objectives : Childhood depressive disorder one of the most prevalent chronic health conditions affecting school aged children. The objective of this study was to examine the prevalence and epidemiological characteristics of childhood depressive disorder in Korea. Methods : In this study, a survey was conducted of elementary school children in the Cheonan area from September 2009 to August 2010. A total of 12,084 children were included in the analyses. The primary measure of depression was the 27-item Kovacs' Children's Depression Inventory (CDI), the Korean Dupaul attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder Rating Scales (K-ARS), Autism Spectrum Screening Questionnaire (ASSQ) and Restless Legs Syndrome Questionnaire (RLSQ) were also administered. Results : The prevalence rate of childhood depressive disorder was 3.07%. The mean age was $9.21{\pm}1.81$ years for the control group (5,969 male, 6,054 female) and $9.91{\pm}1.83$ years for the depression group (CDI score${\geq}$22 ; 159 male, 210 female). Age, height, weight, and economic status were similar for the two groups. However, there were statistically significant differences in the distribution of sex. The distribution of school grade also differed between the two groups. Scores for CDI, K-ARS, and ASSQ in the depressive group were higher than those of the control group. Conclusions : This is the first large-scale population-based study to report on the prevalence of childhood depressive disorder in South Korea. Increased rates of childhood depressive disorder, as reported by primary caretakers, might reflect the increasing negative impact of environmental risk factors on neurobehavioral health. Longitudinal study of the prevalence of childhood depressive disorder should be considered for further evaluation.