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Relationship Between Academic Stress and Depression Symptoms Among Female High School Students

여자고등학생의 학업스트레스와 우울과의 관련성

  • Bae, Jin-Seong (Chungbuk Social Research Center) ;
  • Choi, Jee-Hyeon (Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Chungnam National University College of Medicine)
  • 배진성 (충북소셜리서치센터) ;
  • 최지현 (충남대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실)
  • Received : 2020.08.10
  • Accepted : 2020.12.04
  • Published : 2020.12.31
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Abstract

This study examined the level of depression according to the characteristics of school and family life of female high school students. In particular, this study attempted to identify the relationship between academic stress and the depression levels. The survey conducted a self-administered questionnaire from 438 students at D city in August, 2019. As a result, the distribution of the depression levels among the study subjects was 78.8 % for 「normal」 and 21.2 % for 「depression」, and the distribution of depression was significantly higher in groups with higher academic stress. The academic stress and depression levels showed significant positive correlations. In logistic regression analysis, the risk ratio of 「depression」was significantly higher in groups with higher academic stress than in groups with lower academic stress. According to multiple regression analysis, the factors affecting the level of depression were chosen as significant variables, such as academic achievement, relationship with school fellow, satisfaction with school life, test stress, study stress, and career stress. The above findings suggest that the level of depression in female high school students was related to academic stress and many other variables of school and family life characteristics.

본 연구는 일부 여자고등학생들의 학교생활 및 가정생활 특성별 우울수준을 알아보고, 특히 학업스트레스와 우울수준과의 관련성을 파악하고자 시도하였다. 조사대상은 D광역시의 인문계 여자고등학교 1, 2, 3학년 학생 438명으로 하였으며, 조사는 2019년 8월에 구조화된 무기명 자기기입식 설문지를 사용한 설문조사에 의하였다. 연구결과, 조사대상자의 우울수준의 분포는 「정상군」이 78.8%, 「우울군」이 21.2%이었으며, 학업스트레스가 낮은 군보다 높은 군에서 「우울군」의 분포가 유의하게 높았다. 한편, 학업스트레스와 우울수준과의 상관관계에서는 학업스트레스가 높을수록 우울수준이 높아지는 유의한 양의 상관관계를 보였으며, 로지스틱회귀분석에서도 학업스트레스가 낮은 군에 비해 높은 군에서 「우울군」이 나타날 위험비가 유의하게 증가하였다. 다중회귀분석 결과, 우울수준에 영향을 미치는 요인으로는 교우관계, 학교생활에 대한 만족도, 주관적인 건강상태, 시험에 대한 스트레스, 공부에 대한 스트레스 및 진로에 대한 스트레스가 유의한 변수로 선정되었다. 이상과 같은 연구결과는 여자고등학생들의 우울수준은 학교생활 및 가정생활 특성의 여려 변수들뿐만 아니라, 학업스트레스와도 유의한 관련이 있음을 시사하고 있어 학생들의 학업스트레스 요인을 적절하게 통제할 수 있는 프로그램의 개발 및 운영이 필요하다고 생각된다.

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