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http://dx.doi.org/10.17337/JMBI.2018.20.4.483

Study on Mental Health of Students of the Department of Optometry at a University by Gender  

Ye, Ki Hun (Dept. of Optometry, Baekseok University)
Cho, Seon Ahr (Department of Visual Optics, Kyungdong University)
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The Korean Journal of Vision Science / v.20, no.4, 2018 , pp. 483-495 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose : The purpose of this study is to analyze the factors affecting the mental health of students in the department of optometry by the gender and to provide differentiated help to student life and career guidance. Methods : Questionnaire for 132 students in the department of optometry in Chungcheong region was analyzed and mental health was compared and analyzed by the gender. In this study, a questionnaire by SCL-90-R was used, and all statistical information was statistically processed with a significance level of p<0.05 using SPSS 18.0 (SPSS 18.0 was used for processing statistical information with a significance level of p<0.05). Results : Students of the department of optometry presented mental health problems; somatization was 22.7%, psychasthenia was 28.3% and hostility was 12.8%. Depression and paranoia were 27.7% and 10.2% respectively, followed by interpersonal sensitivity, psychosis, phobia, and anxiety disorder with 14.7%, 10.4%, 5.9% and 17.4% respectively. Conclusion : About 28.7% of the students of the department of optometry students experienced somatization, psychasthenia or hostility due to negative mental health and female students ranked relatively higher in all variables than males. Therefore, it is judged that differentiated counseling and guidance in life will be needed for students based on their gender differences.
Keywords
Mental health; Dept. of Optometry; Somatization; Psychasthenia; Hostility;
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