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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2022.20.4.651

The Influence of Family Economic Deterioration caused by COVID-19 on Mental Health among Adolescents in Grandparent-headed Families  

Chang, Hae-Lim (Department of Social Welfare, Seoul Jangsin University)
Lee, RaeHyuck (Department of Social Welfare, Soonchunhyang University)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.20, no.4, 2022 , pp. 651-659 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of family economic deterioration caused by COVID-19 on mental health among adolescents in grandparent-headed families. For the purpose, this study used raw data from the 16th Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey constructed by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency in 2020 and analyzed the influence of family economic deterioration caused by COVID-19 on anxiety, stress, depression, and suicidal ideation. The main results regarding research questions are as follows. First, 39% of 589 adolescents in grandparent-headed families experienced family economic deterioration caused by COVID-19. Also, compared with adolescents who did not experience family economic deterioration, those who experienced deterioration showed higher scores of anxiety and stress as well as higher percentages of experiencing depression and suicidal ideation. Second, regression analyses showed that family economic deterioration caused by COVID-19 positively significantly influenced anxiety, stress, depression, and suicidal ideation. Based on the analyzed results, strategies to protect the mental health of adolescents in grandparent-headed families in disaster like COVID-19 were discussed.
Keywords
COVID-19; Family Economic Deterioration; Mental Health; Grandparent-headed Families; Adolescents;
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