A Study of Relationship Between Perceived Stress and Exercise and Sleeping of High School Girls.

여고생이 지각하는 스트레스와 운동 및 수면과의 관계연구

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between perceived stress and exercise and sleeping of high school girls. For the survey, 1829 respondents were randomly selected from Seoul and local area. The survey was conducted from the 1st to the 14th of June, 1991 by the use of questionnaires made·after a pilot study. For the analysis, descriptive statistics were used by calculating frequencies, percentages and mean scores. t-test, ANOVA and Pearson's correlation coefficient were employed to test the differences and the statistical significance. The results of this study are summarized as follows: (1) 'There was no significant difference in stress level between the subjects who took exercise and who didn't take exercise. (2) Significant positive correlation was revealed between stress level and sleeping time. It means that a increase in stress level brought on increased sleeping time. (3) Residential makes the significant differences in terms of stress level. The stress level of Seoul students(3.0l) showed higher than that of local students(2.65). The results of the study lead us to the suggestion that, for the high school girls, the health education for stress management must be required. In addition, adolescents welfare work would be reached by supporting the group activity and sufficient leisure facilities.