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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2020.21.6.603

Analysis of The Mental Health among Korean Adolescents Based on The Effect of Internet Use  

Kim, Young-Shin (Department of Public Health, The Graduate School of Public Health, Konyang University)
Kim, Kwang-Hwan (Department of Hospital Management, Konyang University)
Lee, Moo-Sik (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Konyang University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.21, no.6, 2020 , pp. 603-610 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study examined the mental health-related factors of Korean adolescents, especially focusing on the influence of internet use. This study analyzed the raw data from the 14th Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2018. The study population was 60,040, with 50.7% male students and 49.3% female students, and 49.7% high school students and 50.3% middle school students. The dependent variables were stress, sadness and despair, suicidal ideation, suicidal plan, and suicidal attempt. The independent variables were gender and age, health behaviors, and time using the internet. Logistic regression analysis was applied to derive the related factors. For all dependent variables, the main contributing variables were gender, grade, economic status, and academic performance. The mental health of adolescents was related to various factors. In particular, the time using the internet was linearly related to the degree of stress, and a higher student group of time using the internet had a more significant effect on sadness, despair, suicidal thoughts, and suicidal plans. In conclusion, the time using the internet has harmful effects on the mental health of Korean adolescents.
Keywords
Adolescents; Mental health; Factors; Internet; Sadness; Despair; Suicidal thoughts and suicidal plans;
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