Mental Health of Adolescents in a Community.
- Author:
In Hong KIM
1
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea. ihk2624@dongguk.ac.k
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Mental health;
Adolescents
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Humans;
Mental Competency;
Mental Health;
Mental Health Services;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Journal of Agricultural Medicine & Community Health
2009;34(2):234-243
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to establish the basic data for adolescents' mental health states in a community. METHODS: 466 middle school and high school students were analyzed by visit-survey with an organized questionnaire from March to June 2008. K-YSR for measurement of mental health was used. RESULTS: The score of total behavior (p<0.01), anxious/depressed (p<0.05), though problems (p<0.001), attention problems (p<0.001), aggressive behavior (p<0.01) and internalizing problems (p<0.05) in girls appeared significantly higher as compare to those the boys. Also, total competence (p<0.05) in high school students appeared significantly lower as compare to those middle school students. Withdrawn (p<0.01) in high school students appeared significantly higher as compare to those middle school students. The though problems (p<0.001) and aggressive behavior (p<0.05) in middle school students appeared significantly higher as compare to those high school students. The distribution of clinical group was school 93.8%, total competence 32.6%, attention problems 8.8%, total behavior problems 8.6%, anxious/depressed 7.7%, aggressive behavior 6.4% et. al. The social (p<0.05), anxious/depressed (p<0.05), attention problems (p<0.01), internalizing problems (p<0.05) and externalizing problems (p<0.05) in girls of clinical group were more frequent significantly as compared to those the boys of clinical group. Also, the social (p<0.01) in middle school students of clinical group was more frequent significantly as compared to those the high school students of clinical group. CONCLUSIONS: This study result will be significant in that it can provide basic data for the school mental health services.
