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KMID : 0379719980120020067
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Journal of Korean Community Health Nursing Academic Society
1998 Volume.12 No. 2 p.67 ~ p.88
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A Study of the Relationship on the Perceived Family Support and the Level of Depression among Adolescents
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서영숙/Suh, Young Sook
박명희/김창숙/서희숙/노현신/Park, Myung Hee/Kim, Chang Sook/Suh, Hee Sook/Hyun Shin No
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Abstract
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Present study was attempt to explore the relationship between perceived family support and depression and to emphasize the importance or needs of family support in psychological care especially among adolescents.
Study subjects comprized of 308 high school students including vocational students in part, and data collection was done in the Kwangju City area in April, 1998.
The Moos Family Environment Scale and the Zung´s Self-Rating Depression Scale modified by investigators were used as measurement tools of 59 item questionnaire and in data analysis, statistical methods of T-test, ANOVA, and Pearson Correlation Coefficient were utilized.
The study findings are as follows :
1. The hypothesis of the study, "the higher the degree of perceived family support among adolescents, the lower the level of depression", was supported(r=-0.4469, p<.001).
2. Some variables in demographic characteristics related to the degree of family support with statistical significance were school division of vacational vs non-vocational(t=-2.02, p<.05), age(f=5.47, p<.01), family monthly income(f=2.49, p<.05), mother´s level of education(f=3.01, p<.05), residence at developmental stage(f=2.87, p<.05), personal problem of highest priority at present(f=7.73, p<.001), and family problem perceived by adolescents(f=7.38, p<.001).
3. Items in general characteristics related to the level of depression with statistical significance were sex(t=-2.91, p<.01), mother´s level of education(f=2.53, p<.05), residence at developmental stage(f=3.95, p<.01), present personal problem of highest priority(f=3.68, p<.11), and perceived in-family problem(f=4.58, p<.001).
4. The mean score of the degree of perceived family support was 61.26 (SD= 14.45) in a range of 21.00 to 96.00 ; that of the level of depression, 43.74(SD= 8.04) in a range of 23.00 to 67.00, which demonstrated that the higher the degree of perceived family support, the lower the level of depression.
In conclusion, it was found that the degree of family support perceived by adolescents is a variable affecting the level of depression.
Based on the study outcome, further research suggestions can be made as such that repeated studies are needed in order to delineate the various factors affecting family support and depression, and a study involving family support implementation program is required as a nursing intervention for the development of emotional security among adolescents.
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