Korean Journal of Clinical Pharmacy (한국임상약학회지)

Korean College Of Clinical Pharmacy (한국임상약학회)
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Correlation between Aggression and Health Behaviors of Korean High School Students

고등학생의 공격적 성향과 건강 행태에 관한 연구

  • Moon, Jung Yeon (College of Pharmacy & Division of Life and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Kim, Sae Won (Graduate School of Clinical Health Sciences, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Lee, Kyung Eun (College of Pharmacy, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Gwak, Hye Sun (College of Pharmacy & Division of Life and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ewha Womans University)
  • 문정연 (이화여자대학교 약학대학/생명약학부) ;
  • 김세원 (이화여자대학교 임상보건과학대학원) ;
  • 이경은 (충북대학교 약학대학) ;
  • 곽혜선 (이화여자대학교 약학대학/생명약학부)
  • Received : 2014.06.01
  • Accepted : 2014.06.26
  • Published : 2014.06.30
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Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the correlation between the health behaviors and the aggression in Korean high school students. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted with a survey of 2,676 high school students. Aggression was measured in four categories (physical aggression, verbal aggression, anger and hostility) using the Aggression Questionnaire, a modified hostility inventory by Buss and Perry. Result: Univariate analysis showed that sex, smoking, alcohol, caffeine, pain pills and gastrointestinal drugs were significantly associated with aggression scores. Boys scored higher than girls in terms of physical and verbal aggression. With respect to the habit of self-medication, students who took pain pills in the last 30 days revealed higher scores in all four aggressive constructs. From multivariate analysis, it was found that alcohol, caffeine, smoking, pain pills, sex and gastrointestinal drugs were independently associated with total aggression score in the order of importance. Alcohol and caffeine, among these factors, had strong correlation with all aggressive characteristics. Conclusion: This study identified a consistent association between the aggression of the students and health behavioral factors, but causal relationship remains to be proven.

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