A study on the attitudes of middle school students concerning height.
10.3345/kjp.2008.51.3.248
- Author:
Won Derk LEE
1
;
Jae Wook LIEU
;
Jun Wha LEE
;
Joo Seok LEE
;
Kyung Lae CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Masan Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Masan, Korea. pedikyung@yahoo.co.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Height
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Friends;
Herbal Medicine;
Humans;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Korean Journal of Pediatrics
2008;51(3):248-255
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the attitudes of middle-school students about height and their behaviors related to height gain. METHODS: One thousand four hundred twenty two middle-school students were included. We requested that the students complete a battery of questionnaires asking about problems associated with height. RESULTS: There was a clear difference between real height and desired height. Most students (83.7%) had height dissatisfaction. Most students (91.1%) were concerned about their height. Few students made efforts to improve their height, even though most students had height dissatisfaction and were concerned about their height. Herbal medicine had a tendency to become popularized in treatments for height. Students generally did not judge their friends by height, but there was a small tendency to ignore shorter friends and to feel a sense of inferiority around taller friends. Most students had a greater desire to have a beautiful face than a good body, especially to be tall. Most students thought that there would be some handicaps in life if they had a short stature. CONCLUSION: The attitudes and concerns about height in adolescence should be understood, and recognized as one aspect of treatment for problems associated with height.
