Journal of Society of Preventive Korean Medicine (대한예방한의학회지)

Society of Preventive Korean Medicine (대한예방한의학회)
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Factors Related to Stress, Coping, and Physical Symptom in High School Girls

일부 여고생의 스트레스와 스트레스 대처방식 및 신체증상 영향요인

  • Yang, Kyung-Hee (Department of Nursing, Wonkwang Health Science University) ;
  • Kim, Young-Hee (Department of Nursing, Wonkwang Health Science University) ;
  • Park, Kum-Sook (Department of Nursing, Wonkwang Health Science University)
  • 양경희 (원광보건대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 김영희 (원광보건대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 박금숙 (원광보건대학교 간호학과)
  • Received : 2013.03.02
  • Accepted : 2013.04.08
  • Published : 2013.04.30
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Abstract

Objectives : This study was conducted to analyze the stress, coping and physical symptoms relevant to factors influencing physical symptoms on high school girls. Methods : The subjects were 521 high school girls in I city. The data was collected by using structured questionnaire. T-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation and Stepwise-multiple regression were performed by SPSS/PC 17.0. Results : Study-related stress were higher in the freshmen than sophomore (p=.001). The sophomore have highest level in family (F=5.32, p=.005), friends (F=3.13, p=.044), and appearance-related stress (F=5.49, p=.004). Poor grades in their studies were related to family-related stress (p=.010) and study-related stress (p=.009), They complained severe discomfort, displeasure, and G-I symptom in order. The more physical symptoms were, the more coping with their stress do (p=.001). Factors affecting physical symptoms are study-related stress (${\beta}$=.38), unhealthy (${\beta}$=.16), friends (${\beta}$=.14), active coping with stress (${\beta}$=.15) and sophomore (${\beta}$=.11), family (${\beta}$=.11), and they explained 33.3% of variables. Conclusions : Students have to learn how to cope with their stress. Therefore, it is needed program development to improve stress management for high school girls.

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