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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2012.13.12.5800

A study of Relationship among physical symptoms, mental health according to stress factors of middle school students  

Han, Sang-Young (Department of Nursing, Kangwon Tourism College)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.13, no.12, 2012 , pp. 5800-5807 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was investigated to provide basic data for the introduction of nursing intervention necessary for the stress prevention and management by examining stress, mental health and physical symptoms. Subjects for the study were conveniently selected among boys and girls middle schools located in T city of Gangwon-do. A total of 171 students were selected including 1st grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade. Data were analyzed by using statistical program SPSS(pc win ver. 17.0). The results of this study as follows; There were significant correlation between stress and mental health, stress and physical symptoms, mental health and pysical symptoms. The stress of middle-school students largely came from academic problems in school life, which is considered to reflect the reality of Korean middle-school students who have the burden of entrance examination for universities. Also, significant correlations among stress, mental health, and physical symptoms suggested that continuous observation and assessment are required for the stress management of middle-school students.
Keywords
Middle school students; Stress; Mental health; Physical symptoms;
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