Anxiety Mood.  2018 Apr;14(1):21-27. 10.24986/anxmod.2018.14.1.21.

Association between Self-Reported Sleep Duration and Depression or Suicidal ideation in Korean Adolescents

• Shin E

• KMID: 2429352
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.24986/anxmod.2018.14.1.21

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between self-reported sleep duration and depression or suicidal ideation in Korean adolescents.
METHODS
The data obtained from the 11th Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-Based Survey (KYRBWS) were analysed. 68,043 students from 797 schools participated in this nationwide survey.
RESULTS
53.7% of male students and 68.4% of female students had reported that a weekday sleeping duration of less than 6 hours. When the depression and suicidal ideation were analyzed by age, the odds ratio was higher in middle-school students than in high-school students. Both male and female students showed a higher risk of depression and suicidal ideation when sleeping duration was less than 5 hours and the risk was slightly higher in boys than in girls.
CONCLUSION
Insufficient sleep duration in Korean adolescents increases depression and suicidal ideation, and these results differ according to age and gender.

Keyword

Adolescent; Sleep duration; Depression; Suicidal ideation

MeSH Terms

Adolescent*
Depression*
Female
Humans
Korea
Male
Odds Ratio
Risk-Taking
Suicidal Ideation*