Browse > Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.15434/kssh.2011.24.1.12

Association of Conflict at Home and School, and of Health-risk Behaviors with Career Stress among High School Students in Seoul  

Shin, Sun-Mi (Munkyung College Nursing Department)
Lee, Hee-Woo (Seoul School Health Promotion Center)
Publication Information
Journal of the Korean Society of School Health / v.24, no.1, 2011 , pp. 110-117 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: The study aimed at identifying distributions of career stress and determining whether conflict at school or with family and health-risk behaviors could be associated with career stress. Methods: The subjects were 7,155 high school students in Seoul. Data were stratified random samples from Seoul student health examinations in 2010. Chi-square, trend test and multiple logistic regression were conducted. Results: Fifty six percent of subjects had career stress. Career stress, after adjusting for confound variables was associated with a significantly increased odds ratio (OR) for sociodemographic characteristics including females (OR=1.34), 12th graders (OR=1.56), 11th graders (OR=1.50), south area (OR=1.47), and northeast area (OR=1.40), for conflict at school or with family including violent threats made by family members or schoolmates (OR=2.00), thoughts of running away from home (OR=1.45), and needing of counseling for agony (OR=5.45), and for health-risk behaviors including sleep ${\leq}6$ hours/day (OR=1.23), nonuse of seat belts or protective euipment (OR=1.50), and frequently viewing pornography or chatting on adult Web sites (OR=1.23). Conclusion: Stress-coping skills and intervention strategies will be needed to enhance students' positive and to help them cope with psychosocial conflicts at school and with their families, and with health-risk behaviors, including sleep deprivation and nonuse of safety measures, including seat belts and protective.
Keywords
Career stress; High school students; Conflict; Behaviors;
Citations & Related Records
Times Cited By KSCI : 1  (Citation Analysis)
연도 인용수 순위
1 Rutter, M. (1985). Resillience in the face of adversity: Protective factors and resistant to psychiatric disorder. Br J Psychiatry, 147 , 598-611.   DOI   ScienceOn
2 Brooks, T. L., Harris, S. K., Thrall, J. S., & Woods, E. R. (2002). Association of adolescent risk behaviors with mental health symptoms in high school students. J Adolesc Health, 31 (3), 240-246.   DOI   ScienceOn
3 Chen, M. Y., Wang, E. K., & Jeng, Y. J. (2006). Adequate sleep among adolescents is positively associated with health status and health-related behaviors. BMC Public Health, 6 , 59. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-6-59.   DOI
4 de Goede, M., Spruijt, E., Iedema, J., & Meeus, W. (1999) How do vocational and relationship stressors and identity formation affect adolescent mental health? J Adolesc Health, 25 (1), 14-20.   DOI   ScienceOn
5 Finkelstein, D. M., Kubzansky, L. D., Capitman, J., & Goodman, E. (2007). Socioeconomic differences in adolescent stress: the role of psychological resources. J Adolesc Health, 40 (2), 127-34.   DOI   ScienceOn
6 Huang, X. Z., Guo, L. T., & Tang, G. Z. (2006). Study on the correlation between adolescents' emotional and behavioral problems and life events. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi, 27 (3), 204-207.
7 Lazarus, R. S., & Folkman, S. (1984). Stress, appraisal and coping. New York, NY: Springer.
8 Lee, S. J., & Yu, J. H. (2009). A causal model among selfdetermination, career stress, career barriers, and career decision level of female college students in Korea. The Journal of Asian Women, 48 (2), 35-64.
9 Lee, C. Y., Lee, G. Y., Ahn, Y. H., & Lee, H. K. (2007). A comparison of stress levels of elementary students by geographical regions. J Korean Acad Nurs, 37 (6), 986-993.   DOI
10 Mikolajczyk, R. T., El Ansari, W., & Maxwell, A. E. (2009). Food consumption frequency and perceived stress and depressive symptoms among students in three European countries. Nutr J, 8 , 31.
11 Peterson, A. C., & Spiga, R. (1982). Adolescence and stress. In Goldberg, L. & Breznitz, S. (Eds.). Handbook of stress: Theoretical and clinical aspects (pp. 515-528). New York, NY: Free Press.
12 Sagatun, A., So̸gaard, A. J., Bjertness, E., Selmer, R., & Heyerdahl, S. (2007). The association between weekly hours of physical activity and mental health: A three-year follow-up study of 15-16-year-old students in the city of Oslo, Norway. BMC Public Health, 7 , 155.   DOI
13 Selye, H. (1956). The stress of life. New York, NY: McGraw- Hill.
14 Stellin, L., & Meneghini, F. (1997). Acute gastroduodenal lesions and stress. G Chir, 18 (10), 728-731.
15 Selye, H. (1975). Confusion and controversy in the stress field. J Human Stress, 1 (2), 37-44.   DOI   ScienceOn
16 Sharrer, V. W., & Ryan-Wenger, N. M. (1995). A longitudinal study of age and gender differences of stressors and coping strategies in school-aged children. J Pediatr Health Care, 93 , 123-130.
17 Shin, J. Y., & Hwang, H. W. (2006). The stress of early adolescents and the effects of selected ecosystemic protective factors on the psychological and social adjustments. Korean Journal of Youth Studies, 13 (5), 123-154.
18 Szabo, S. (1998). Hans Selye and the development of the stress concept. Special reference to gastroduodenal ulcerogenesis. Ann N Y Acad Sci, 851 , 19-27.   DOI
19 Tanaka, H., Tamai, H., Terashima, S., Takenaka, Y., & Tanaka, T. (2000). Psychosocial factors affecting psychosomatic symptoms in Japanese schoolchildren. Pediatr Int, 42 (4), 354-358.   DOI   ScienceOn
20 Fouladi, R. T., Rew, L., & Horner, S. D. (2006). Comparison of three modes of measuring stress, coping, and humor in school-age children. J Nurs Meas, 14 (2), 79-98.   DOI   ScienceOn