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Physical Activity and Anxiety of Adolescents during the COVID-19 Pandemic in South Korea

코로나19 팬데믹 시대에 한국 청소년의 신체활동과 불안

  • Received : 2022.07.24
  • Accepted : 2022.10.20
  • Published : 2022.10.28
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine the association between physical activity and anxiety levels in Korean adolescents after COVID-19 Pandemic. This study performed a secondary analysis of the 16th Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey 2020. Complex-sample descriptive statistics and the chi-square test were used for data analysis in SPSS 27. As a result, 60.9% of adolescents engaged in physical activity for more than 60 minutes a day and 39.1% of those did not. The level of anxiety among adolescents was found to be mild anxiety at 22.2%, moderate anxiety at 7.6%, and severe anxiety at 3.6%. A significant association was found between physical activity and anxiety levels (p <.001). Therefore, there should be a plan to increase physical activity in the national policy for the promotion of youth mental health.

본 연구의 목적은 코로나19 팬데믹 이후 한국 청소년의 신체활동과 불안 수준의 연관성을 확인하는 것이다. 연구방법은 2020년 청소년건강행태조사 국가자료를 활용한 이차분석 연구이다. 통계분석은 SPSS 27 프로그램을 사용하여 복합표본 빈도와 백분율, 복합표본 교차분석을 실시하였다. 연구결과, 하루에 60분 이상 신체활동을 하는 청소년은 60.9%, 하지 않는 청소년은 39.1%였다. 청소년의 불안 수준은 경도 불안 22.2%, 중등도 불안 7.6%, 심한 불안 3.6%로 나타났다. 청소년의 신체활동은 불안 수준과 유의한 연관성이 있는 것으로 나타났다(p <.001). 따라서 청소년의 정신건강 증진을 위한 국가 정책에 신체활동을 증가시키기 위한 방안이 마련되어야 한다.

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