J Korean Acad Adult Nurs.  2008 Apr;20(2):231-238.

Relation of the Depression and Attention Concentration by Smoking Status among Adolescents

• Byeon YS
• Lee HS

Abstract

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between depression and attention concentration by smoking status among adolescents. METHODS: Depression was measured by Radloff's Center for Epidemiological studies Depression(1977) and modified by Korean(Chon & Lee, 1992), attention concentration measured by Nideffer's Test of Attention and Interpersonal Style(1976) and modified by Korean adolescents(Seo, 2004; Shin, 1988). The collected data was analyzed by the Mean +/- SD, chi-square-test, ANOVA, Scheffe and Pearson correlation coefficient(SPSS 13.0).
RESULTS
1. The smoking level appeared to heavy smoking group 31(22%), light smoking group 15(11%), non smoking group 92(67%). 2. The smoking level was different between the time to begin smoking, period of smoking and smoking amount/day. 3. Smoking group's depression was higher than those of the non smoking group and attention concentration was lower than those of the non smoking group. 4. The smoking amount had a significant positive correlation with depression and a significant negative correlation with attention concentration. Depression had a significant negative correlation with attention concentration.
CONCLUSION
The result of this study offered the basis data for smoking prevention and treatment of adolescents.

Keyword

Smoking, Depression, Attention

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Depression
Humans
Light
Smoke
Smoking
Surveys and Questionnaires
Smoke