Korean High School Students' Health Behaviors and the Relation to Depression

우리나라 고등학생의 건강행태와 우울과의 관련성

In this study, in an attempt to prevent depression and improve their quality of life, we investigated the relationship between the occurrence rate of depression among high school students. We used the data from the 2011-2 online census on youth health behavior conducted by the Ministry of Disease Control. There were 37,261 male students along with 36,797 female students for a total of 74,058 subjects. The rate of depression occurrence was 29.2% for male students and 39.6% for female students indicating that female students are having more depression than male students. As a result of the study, it was discovered that the male subjects felt 6.04 times more depression and the female subjects felt 6.98 times more depression as they encountered more stress. The males had 1.42 times more depression and the females had 1.60 times more depression when they had the experience of smoking. The male subjects had 1.37 times more depression and the female subjects had 1.41 times more depression when they had the experience of drinking. The males who joined in on physical activities for more than four days and those who joined in them for one to three days had 1.34 times and 1.16 times more depression respectively. The females who had physical activities for more than four days and those who had them for one to three days had 1.42 times and 1.28 times more depression respectively. As a result this study showed that there are correlations between variables relating to healthy behavior and the prevalence of depression.

이 연구는 고등학생의 우울을 예방하고 그들의 삶의 질을 높이기 위하여 건강행태가 고등학생의 우울 유병률과 어떠한 관련성이 있는지를 파악하였다. 자료는 2011년과 1012년 청소년건강행태온라인 조사 자료를 통합하였다. 조사대상자는 고등학교 남학생 37,261명과 여학생 36,797명으로 총74,058명이었다. 우울 유병률은 남학생이 29.2%, 여학생이 39.6%로 나타났다. 본 연구의 결과, 남학생과 여학생의 경우 스트레스를 많이 느낄수록 각각 6.04배, 6.98배 우울을 더 느끼고, 흡연의 경험이 있는 경우 남학생은 1.42배, 여학생은 1.60배 우울을 더 느낀다. 음주의 경험이 있는 경우 남학생은 1.37배, 여학생은 1.41배 우울을 더 느낀다. 신체활동을 4일 이상, 1-3일 한 남학생의 경우 각각 1.34배, 1.16배, 여학생의 경우 각각 1.32배, 1.28배 우울을 더 느끼는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 본 연구에서 논의된 건강행태와 관련된 변수들이 우울 유병률과 관련이 있음을 규명하였다는 점에서 연구의 의의가 있다고 할 수 있다.