Journal of the Korean Society of School Health (한국학교보건학회지)

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Associations between Habitual Drug Use and Loneliness in Korean Adolescents: Secondary Data Analysis of the 2020 Youth Health Risk Behavior Web-Based Survey

청소년의 습관적 약물사용과 외로움의 관계: 2020 청소년 건강행태 온라인조사를 이용한 2차 자료분석

  • Nam, Eunjeong (Department of Nursing, Seoul Women's College of Nursing) ;
  • Lee, Jinhwa (Department of Nursing, University of Ulsan) ;
  • Kwon, Min (Department of Nursing, The University of Suwon)
  • 남은정 (서울여자간호대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 이진화 (울산대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 권민 (수원대학교 간호학과)
  • Received : 2021.11.25
  • Accepted : 2021.12.07
  • Published : 2021.12.31
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of loneliness on habitual drug use in Korean adolescents. Methods: The study was designed as a cross-sectional study. Using statistics from the 16th (2020) Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey, multiple logistic regression analysis was conducted. A total 54,948 adolescents were included in the analysis. Results: Adolescents were more likely to engage in habitual drug use when they were lonely than when they were not (OR: 1.55, 95% CI: 1.20~2.02). As for sociodemographic characteristics, gender, academic achievement, and living with family were factors influencing habitual drug use. As for health behavior characteristics, perceived stress, depression, current drinking, violence, sexual intercourse, and perceived health were identified as factors affecting habitual drug use. Conclusion: Provision of education that includes loneliness as a factor, which was not previously considered important in school education for preventing habitual drug use of adolescents, should be considered.

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