The Journal of Korean Society for School & Community Health Education (한국학교ㆍ지역보건교육학회지)
- Volume 11 Issue 2
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- Pages.103-114
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- 2010
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- 1975-7697(pISSN)
A Status and Associated Factors of Mental Health on Girls' High School Students
여고생의 정신건강 실태와 관련요인
- Lee, Young-Eun (College of Nursing in Kosin University) ;
- Choi, Eun-Joung (Institute of Wholistic Nursing Science in Kosin University)
- Received : 2010.03.25
- Accepted : 2010.10.29
- Published : 2010.12.31
Abstract
Purpose: The aim of this study was to describe the status and associated factors of mental health on girls' high school students. Methods: The participants were 446 academic girls' high school students and 240 vocational girls' high school students of the 1st graders in Busan. The data were collected from April 28, 2009 to May 30, 2009. Survey was developed in the form of self-report five-point likert scale(1-5) using Lees Instrument of mental health(1986) that revised from Derogatis et al's Symptom Check List-90(1976). The higher score of this scale means worse status of mental health. Result: The score of mental health of subjects was low and the mean was