Lee Jongha, Han Changsu, Ko Young-Hoon, Lee Moon-Soo, Yoon Ho-Kyoung
Department of Psychiatry, Korea University Ansan Hospital, 123, Jeokguem-ro, Danwon-gu, Ansan, Gyeonggi-do, 15355, Republic of Korea.
Department of Psychiatry, Korea University Guro Hospital, 148, Gurodong-ro, Guro-gu, Seoul, 08308, Republic of Korea.
Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health. 2021 Sep 24;15(1):50. doi: 10.1186/s13034-021-00407-0.
Adolescents may experience several changes in their lifestyle, such as social activity and school life, which makes them vulnerable to developing a depressive disorder. Therefore, the present study aimed to identify the factors affecting the experience of depressive symptoms during adolescence.
We conducted a secondary analysis using the 2019 Korean Youth Risk Behavior Web-based survey data, including a total of 57,303 middle and high school students selected from among 400 schools. Factors such as dietary habits, physical activity levels, time spent studying, duration of internet use, and other health risk behaviors were included in the analysis. Logistic regression analysis was performed to identify factors that predict the risk of experiencing depressive symptoms.
The perceived stress of Korean adolescents showed a tendency to increase with age, and high school seniors and girls were more likely to report depressive symptoms. Perceived health status, academic performance, time spent studying, physical activity, duration of internet use, and effort to control weight were associated with individual experiences of depressive symptoms.
We identified factors that influence the experience of depressive symptoms in adolescents. Our results suggest the possibility that the purpose of students' physical activities and their leisure activity preferences may be related to their emotional status. We suggest that activities that are appropriate to the culture and lifestyle of adolescents should be recommended to reduce the occurrence of depressive symptoms.
青少年在生活方式上可能会经历多种变化，比如社交活动和学校生活，这使他们易患抑郁症。因此，本研究旨在确定影响青少年抑郁症状体验的因素。
我们使用2019年韩国青少年风险行为网络调查数据进行了二次分析，该数据包括从400所学校中选取的总共57303名中学生和高中生。分析中纳入了饮食习惯、身体活动水平、学习时间、上网时长以及其他健康风险行为等因素。进行逻辑回归分析以确定预测抑郁症状体验风险的因素。
韩国青少年的感知压力呈现出随年龄增长而增加的趋势，高三学生和女生更有可能报告抑郁症状。感知健康状况、学业成绩、学习时间、身体活动、上网时长以及控制体重的努力与抑郁症状的个体体验相关。
我们确定了影响青少年抑郁症状体验的因素。我们的结果表明，学生体育活动的目的及其休闲活动偏好可能与他们的情绪状态有关。我们建议应推荐适合青少年文化和生活方式的活动，以减少抑郁症状的发生。
