Child Health Nursing Research

Korean Academy of Child Health Nursing (한국아동간호학회)
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Effect of Self-differentiation and Family Function on Mental Health in Adolescents

청소년의 자아분화 수준 및 가족기능이 정신건강에 미치는 영향

  • Received : 2010.07.14
  • Accepted : 2010.08.25
  • Published : 2010.10.30
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship of self-differentiation, family function and mental health among adolescents. Methods: The data were collected from 967 adolescents and analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Scheffe's test, Pearson correlation coefficient and Stepwise multiple regression with the SPSS program. Results: Mental health differed according to grades, sibling position, father's education and mother's education. Self-differentiation and family function had a significant negative correlation with mental health. Multiple regression analysis showed recognition.emotional function, emotional cutoff and family projection as influencing self-differentiation. Grades, affective responsiveness in family function, and sibling position explained 20.8% of the total variance in mental health. Conclusion: The findings show that self-differentiation and family function influence mental health, indicating a need to develop nursing intervention programs to enhance adolescents' mental health and prevent negative outcomes. For these programs, the family must be included.

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