• 대한간호학회지
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.465-473
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• 2008

Purpose: Suicide has been considered a large public health concern in recent years because suicide mortality has been increasing rapidly. This study was done to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of a suicide attempt among adolescents in South Korea. Methods: The data of the 2006 Youth Health Risk Behavior web-based Survey collected by the Korean Center for Disease Control was analyzed using logistic regression for this study. Results: The prevalence of a suicide attempt was 5.2% in South Korea. The risk factors of a suicide attempt were suicidal ideation (odds 31.83), depression (odds 7.98), drug use (odds 4.67), currently smoking (odds 3.19), feeling unhappiness (odds 2.77), stress (odds 2.60), currently drinking alcohol (odds 2.39), sexual activity (odds 2.33), living with neither parent (odds 2.24), initial alcohol drinking by age 9 (odds 1.80), health status (odds 2.15), skipped breakfast (odds 1.75), disease (odds 1.65), and school records (odds 1.22). Conclusion: Suicide screening and prevention programs should be developed, considering these risk factors. Suicide prevention programs should be applied to the at risk population prior to a suicide attempt.

• 한국사회복지학
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• 제44권
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• pp.346-374
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• 2001

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between suicidal ideation among Korean adolescents and factors such as family conflict, cohesion, organization of family activities, expressiveness, independence, achievement orientation, depression, stress, and support of friends and teachers, according to the individual student's parental type. The study sample consisted of 1908 high school students in the 11th grade from the city of Inchon. The results showed that in both males and females, suicidal ideation was greater in students from single-parent families than two natural-parent families and greater in step-parent families than in single-parent families. As an exploratory study, the analysis of factors influencing suicidal ideation according to parental type showed that the study model accounted for 33.6% for students from two natural-parent families, 42.8% for students from single-parent families and 84.5% for students from step-parent families, of the variance in suicidal ideation. This indicates that the study model is more appropriate for application to students from single-parent and step-parent families. In addition, the study shows that the factors of influence and the way these factors make an influence tended to differ according to parental type. This indicates that in terms of predicting suicidal ideation, it is more effective to study students according to parental type than as a whole. It also indicates that it is ineffective to take the same approach in dealing with suicidal ideation for students with different parental types.

• 패션비즈니스
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.171-181
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• 2015

With an increasing number of at-risk adolescents, the environmental and personal risk factors that have been building up inside them as a result of not feeling protected at school or at home are manifested externally as anxiety, depression, rage, complexes, lethargy, violence, and alienation. This study intends to help at-risk adolescents to discover what they are good at, nurture their dreams, and help them to develop themselves through various culture and arts experience programs so that they can have better self-esteem through the wholesome understanding of themselves. The objective of this study, in paticular, is to help young girls who are interested in the physical appearance to develop higher self-esteem through self-management and creative programs for related to fashion, beauty, culture, and the arts. A questionnaire survey on the appearance management behavior, the recognition of image, and the request for participation in a fashion styling program. It was prepared based on the appearance management behaviors during the adolescence, body image, and lifestyle analyzed with past studies. The characteristics of appearance management during adolescence were examined. An the appearance management program was developed that centered on yhe major variables, and a fashion and appearance management activity program was developed that centered on the appearance management techniques preferred by young girls based on the result of analysis.

• Child Health Nursing Research
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.165-174
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• 2019

Purpose: This study investigated differences in the relationships of factors including emotional problems, self-perception, parental behavior, and peer attachment with smartphone dependency (SD) among middle school, high school, and college students in South Korea. Methods: This study used data from a nationwide sample of 1,882 middle school, 1,821 high school, and 1,346 college students who owned smartphones. Descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis were conducted to investigate the predictors of SD based on school level. Results: SD scores significantly differed across school levels. Female gender, more aggressive behavior, less ego-identity, and less monitoring parental behavior were linked to higher SD at all school levels. Less self-esteem and intrusive parental behavior were linked to SD in middle school students. In high school students, additional factors related to higher levels of SD were resilience, intrusive / inconsistent parental behavior, peer trust and alienation, and depression. Additionally, resilience, over-expectant parental behavior, and peer trust were linked to higher SD in college students. Conclusion: This study provides insights into SD and predictors of SD among middle school, high school, and college students. Based on these findings, SD prevention programs should be developed according to the developmental stages of adolescents and young adults.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.93-98
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• 2021

Electroencephalography (EEG) measures neural activation due to various cognitive processes. EEG and event-related potentials (ERPs) are widely used in studies investigating psychopathology and neural substrates of psychiatric diseases in children and adolescents. The present study aimed to review recent ERP studies in child and adolescent psychiatry. ERPs are non-invasive methods for studying synaptic functions in the brain. ERP might be a candidate biomarker in child-adolescent psychiatry, considering its ability to reflect cognitive and behavioral functions in humans. For the EEG study of psychiatric diseases in children and adolescents, several ERP components have been used, such as mismatch negativity, P300, error-related negativity (ERN), and reward positivity (RewP). Regarding executive functions and inhibition in patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), P300 latency, and ERN were significantly different in patients with ADHD compared to those in the healthy population. ERN showed meaningful changes in patients with anxiety disorders, such as generalized anxiety disorder, separation anxiety disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Patients with depression showed significantly attenuated RewP compared to the healthy population, which was related to the symptoms of anhedonia.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.21-29
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• 2023

This paper reviews the global effect of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the mental health of children and adolescents in South Korea, the U.S., Japan, and China. We reviewed research on deteriorated mental health, including increased suicide, suicidal thoughts, and self-harm. Various studies have shown that students' mental health issues, such as depression and anxiety, have worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, the number of students who committed suicide has significantly increased in the U.S. and Japan. Factors such as prior mental health status, change in daily routine, reduced physical activity, excessive screen time, overuse of electronic devices, and reduced social support have been reported to have a significant effect. The chain of deteriorating mental health among the youth began at the onset of COVID-19, social distancing, and school closure. As youths began to stay at home instead of going to school, they lost opportunities to connect with their friends or teachers, who could provide support outside of their homes. Young people spent less time on physical activity and more time online, which damaged their sleeping schedule and daily routine. In preparing for the post-pandemic phase, we should thoroughly analyze the long-term effects of the pandemic on youth mental health, while simultaneously tackling current imminent issues.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.83-89
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• 2023

Objectives: This study aimed to examine the relationship between COVID-19-related depressive symptoms and oral health among Korean adolescents. Methods: Data from the 17th Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey were used and analyzed by the chi-squared test, and multiple logistic regression analysis was performed using SPSS 21.0. The final study population comprised 54,835 individuals. Results: The rates of toothache, gingival bleeding, tooth fracture, and tooth sensitivity were 21.2, 19.1, 8.7, and 30.6%, respectively. The rates of equal, increased, and decreased COVID-19-related depressive symptoms were 53.4, 36.9, and 9.7%, respectively. The rates of toothache, gingival bleeding, and tooth sensitivity were significantly higher (49.0, 48.3, and 46.3%, respectively) in the increased depressive symptom group than that in the decreased depressive symptom group (7.7, 8.1, and 7.7%, respectively). After adjusting for gender, school grade, school record, household economic status, tooth brushing frequency, smoking habit, and alcohol consumption, the risks of toothache, gingival bleeding, and tooth sensitivity in the increased depressive symptom group were symptom group were 1.64 (95% CI: 1.51-1.78), 1.55 (95% CI: 1.43-1.68), and 1.77 (95% CI: 1.65-1.89), respectively. Conclusions: There was a significant increase in oral symptoms in the group with increased depressive symptoms.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.264-273
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• 2016

본 연구는 우리나라 청소년이 경험하는 구취증상과 스트레스 및 심리상태간의 구조적 관계를 검증하는데 목적을 두었다. 이를 위해 2010 한국청소년건강실태조사 원자료를 활용하였고 연구대상자는 중 고등학생 3,689명(남학생 1,805명, 여학생 1,884명)이었다. 단변량 분석에서 확인된 구취와 관련된 요인은 경로모형에서 통제변수로 설정하여 투입하였고, 구취증상과 스트레스, 그리고 우울감, 불안, 긴장, 적대감으로 측정된 심리상태와의 관계와 그 경로를 검증하였다. 분석결과, 구취증상 경험이 있는 청소년은 27.4% 이었고, 경로모형을 검증한 결과에서는 구취증상${\rightarrow}$스트레스(${\beta}=0.083$, P<0.001), 구취증상${\rightarrow}$우울(${\beta}=0.067$, P<0.001), 구취증상${\rightarrow}$불안(${\beta}=0.072$, P<0.001), 구취증상${\rightarrow}$긴장(${\beta}=0.072$, P<0.001), 구취증상${\rightarrow}$적대감(${\beta}=01.074$, P<0.001)로 가는 경로가 유의하게 나타났다. 또한 구취증상은 스트레스를 매개로 우울, 불안, 긴장, 적대감에 부정적인 영향을 미치는 간접효과를 확인할 수 있었다. 결론적으로 구취를 예방하는데 있어 스트레스와 다양한 심리적인 요소도 고려되어야 할 것이며 구취가 있는 청소년에게서 심리적 지지를 위한 지원과 강화방안이 논의되어야 할 것이다.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.695-702
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• 2013

본 연구는 제5차 청소년건강행태 온라인조사 자료를 활용해 청소년의 인구사회학적 특성 요인, 건강 요인, 인터넷 중독 요인에 따른 흡연정도의 차이를 비교하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 본 연구에서는 첫째, 각 독립변인과 종속변인에 대한 빈도분석, 백분율, 평균 등의 기술 통계분석을 시행하였으며, 둘째, 각 독립변인의 하위집단별 흡연 정도의 차이를 카이자승 검증을 통해 비교분석하였다. 연구결과, 인구사회학적특성 요인에 있어서는 남학생이 여학생보다, 부모와 동거하지 않는 경우에, 가계의 경제수준이 낮은 경우에, 고등학생이, 성적이 저조한 경우에, 건강요인에 있어서는 주관적으로 건강하지 않다고 생각하는 경우에, 주관적으로 행복하지 않다고 생각하는 경우에, 스트레스 수준이 높은 경우에, 우울을 경험한 경우에, 인터넷 중독요인에 있어서는 인터넷 중독 증상이 있는 청소년이 흡연하는 경우가 더 많게 나타났다. 이상의 결과를 토대로 본 연구에서는 청소년의 흡연 대책에 대해 논의하였다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.319-329
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• 2014

본 연구는 청소년의 가족기능, 충동성, 스트레스가 집단따돌림 유형에 미치는 영향을 파악하기 위한 서술적 조사연구이다. 연구대상은 중 고등학생 627명으로, 수집된 자료는 SPSS 18.0 program을 사용하여 평균과 표준편차, t-test, Pearson's Correlation Coefficient 및 stepwise multiple regression analysis으로 분석하였다. 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 집단따돌림 유형(가해 및 피해)은 가족기능, 충동성, 스트레스와 상관관계가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 집단따돌림 가해에 영향을 미치는 요인은 가족기능의 하부요인에서 정서적 반응성, 충동성의 하부영역에서 무계획 충동성, 스트레스의 하부요인에서 친구관련 스트레스, 일반적 특성에서 음주경험(있음), 부모 우울문제 경험(있음)로 확인되었으며, 34.1%의 설명력을 나타내었다. 집단따돌림 피해에 영향을 미치는 요인은 가족기능의 하부요인에서 의사소통, 충동성의 하부영역에서 운동 충동성, 스트레스의 하부요인에서 친구관련 스트레스, 일반적 특성에서 성별(남학생), 학년(중학생)으로 확인되었으며, 30.9%의 설명력을 나타내었다. 결론적으로 본 연구는 청소년의 집단따돌림 유형(가해 및 피해)에 가족기능, 충동성, 스트레스의 역할을 실증적으로 확인하였다는 점과 청소년의 집단따돌림 유형에 따른 중재방안의 기초 자료를 제공하였다는 점에서 의의를 찾을 수 있다.