Journal of the Korean Society of School Health (한국학교보건학회지)
- Volume 25 Issue 1
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- Pages.31-38
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- 2012
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- 1225-9608(pISSN)
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- 2288-9957(eISSN)
Correlations Between Mental Health, Depression level, and Internet Addiction among Elementary School Students in a Rural Area
농촌 지역 초등학생의 정신건강, 우울 정도 및 인터넷 중독과의 상관관계
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Oh, Hyo-Sook
(Department of Nursing, Honam University)
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오효숙
(호남대학교 간호학과)
- Received : 2012.04.04
- Accepted : 2012.06.10
- Published : 2012.06.30
Abstract
Purpose: This study was conducted to understand the relationships between mental health, level of depression, and internet addiction among elementary school students in a rural area. Methods: The survey was carried out on a convenience sample of 212 elementary school students during May of 2008. Results: In results, There were 17.5% of risk group of mental health level, 12.6% of depression level, and 2.8% of internet addiction among subjects. It represents statistically significant positive correlation between depression level and internet addiction. Conclusion: In conclusion, there were considerable numbers of risk group in mental health and depression level among elementary school students. Therefore, the development of mental health program for preventing depression and internet addiction should be needed.