Aggression and Related Factors in Elementary School Students.
10.4040/jkan.2010.40.5.642
- Author:
Eun Sun JI
1
;
Mi Heui JANG
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
- Publication Type:Original Article ; English Abstract
- Keywords:
Aggression;
Internet;
Depression;
Anxiety;
Self-esteem
- MeSH:
*Aggression;
Anxiety;
Behavior, Addictive;
Child;
Child Behavior/psychology;
Depression;
Female;
Humans;
Internet;
Male;
Self Concept;
Students/*psychology
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
2010;40(5):642-649
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was done to explore the relationship between aggression and internet over-use, depression-anxiety, self-esteem, all of which are known to be behavior and psychological characteristics linked to "at-risk" children for aggression. METHODS: Korean-Child Behavior Check List (K-CBCL), Korean-Internet Addiction Self-Test Scale, and Self-Esteem Scale by Rosenberg (1965) were used as measurement tools with a sample of 743, 5th-6th grade students from 3 elementary schools in Jecheon city. Chi-square, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation and stepwise multiple regression with SPSS/Win 13.0 version were used to analyze the collected data. RESULTS: Aggression for the elementary school students was positively correlated with internet over-use and depression-anxiety, whereas self-esteem was negatively correlated with aggression. Stepwise multiple regression analysis showed that 68.4% of the variance for aggression was significantly accounted for by internet over-use, depression-anxiety, and self-esteem. The most significant factor influencing aggression was depression-anxiety. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that earlier screening and intervention programs for depression-anxiety and internet over-use for elementary student will be helpful in preventing aggression.
