J Korean Acad Nurs.  2010 Oct;40(5):642-649. 10.4040/jkan.2010.40.5.642.

Aggression and Related Factors in Elementary School Students

• Ji ES
• Jang MH

• KMID: 1394855
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2010.40.5.642

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study was done to explore the relationship between aggression and internet over-use, depression-anxiety, self-esteem, all of which are known to be behavior and psychological characteristics linked to "at-risk" children for aggression.
METHODS
Korean-Child Behavior Check List (K-CBCL), Korean-Internet Addiction Self-Test Scale, and Self-Esteem Scale by Rosenberg (1965) were used as measurement tools with a sample of 743, 5th-6th grade students from 3 elementary schools in Jecheon city. Chi-square, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation and stepwise multiple regression with SPSS/Win 13.0 version were used to analyze the collected data.
RESULTS
Aggression for the elementary school students was positively correlated with internet over-use and depression-anxiety, whereas self-esteem was negatively correlated with aggression. Stepwise multiple regression analysis showed that 68.4% of the variance for aggression was significantly accounted for by internet over-use, depression-anxiety, and self-esteem. The most significant factor influencing aggression was depression-anxiety.
CONCLUSION
These results suggest that earlier screening and intervention programs for depression-anxiety and internet over-use for elementary student will be helpful in preventing aggression.

Keyword

Aggression; Internet; Depression; Anxiety; Self-esteem

MeSH Terms

*Aggression
Anxiety
Behavior, Addictive
Child
Child Behavior/psychology
Depression
Female
Humans
Internet
Male
Self Concept
Students/*psychology

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