Internalizing Symptoms as Mediators of Lifetime Incidence of Trauma and Quality of Life among Out-of-School Youths.
- Author:
Yeon Jung LEE
1
;
So Hee LEE
;
Woori HAN
;
Moon Soo LEE
;
Dae Hyun UM
;
Eun Hee CHUNG
;
Jeong Min EOM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords: School dropout; Adolescent; Anxiety; Depression; Quality of life
- MeSH: Adolescent*; Anxiety; Child; Depression; Humans; Incidence*; Korea; Negotiating; Quality of Life*; Self Report; Student Dropouts
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 2018;29(3):137-143
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: OBJECTIVES: The present study aimed to investigate the relationships among the lifetime incidence of trauma, internalizing symptoms, and quality of life (QoL) in out-of-school youths (OSYs). METHODS: We recruited 50 OSYs in South Korea. Participants completed the following surveys: completed Lifetime Incidence of Traumatic Events for children, Youth Self Report, and The KIDSCREEN-27 QoL measure for children and adolescents. Mediation analysis was conducted to test the research hypotheses. RESULTS: The mean lifetime incidence of traumatic events among OSYs was 3.27 (standard deviation, 2.41). Internalizing symptoms significantly mediated the lifetime incidence of trauma and QoL. OSYs with fewer internalizing symptoms exhibited a better QoL in the domain of psychological well-being, although their lifetime incidence of trauma was higher. CONCLUSION: The results of current study suggest that assessment and therapeutic intervention with regard to internalizing symptoms are needed to increase the QoL of OSYs.
