ERIC Number: EJ1330438
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Publication Date: 2022-Apr
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Factors Related to Depressive Symptoms among Multicultural Adolescents in Korea
Joung, Kyoung Hwa; Chung, Sung Suk
Journal of School Nursing, v38 n2 p138-147 Apr 2022
This study aimed to compare related factors of depressive symptoms among multicultural adolescents in South Korea. Cross-sectional data were collected from 1,325 students studying in ninth grade (mean age: 14.97 ± 0.36 years) who had one Korean parent and one foreign-born parent. The score of depressive symptoms among girls (1.777 ± 0.550) was higher than boys (1.647 ± 0.512). The regression model--including demographic, psychological, and social factors--explained 38.3% of depressive symptoms among boys and 27.9% among girls. Body image satisfaction was the most powerful factor related to depressive symptoms in both boys and girls. Gender-differentiated factors identified in this study such as demographic, psychological, and social factors need to be studied while planning gender-tailored intervention programs to help relieve depressive symptoms among multicultural adolescents.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Family (Sociological Unit), Depression (Psychology), Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Middle School Students, Grade 9, Multiracial Persons, Gender Differences, Self Concept, At Risk Students, School Nurses, Intervention
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 9; High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Korea
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