J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs.  2020 Mar;29(1):73-81. 10.12934/jkpmhn.2020.29.1.73.

Influence of Health-Related Perception on Depression among Adolescents: Focusing on the Mediating Effects of Stress

• Kim DJ

• KMID: 2503057
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2020.29.1.73

Abstract

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to examine the mediating effect of stress on the relationship between subjective health, subjective body weight, and depression in adolescents.
Methods
This study used a secondary data analysis study with the data derived from the 14th (2018) Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Data of 60,040 adolescents were analyzed. Descriptive statistics, x² test, and multivariate logistic regression were used for data analysis.
Results
Subjective health and subjective body image were influence to depression, and stress partially mediated it.
Conclusion
Our findings suggest that it is crucial to manage stress and to perceive appropriate subjective health and subjective body weight to prevent depression in adolescents.

Keyword

Adolescent; Depression; Health; Body Weight; 청소년; 우울; 건강상태; 체형; 스트레스