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KMID : 0389420150230040187
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Korean Journal of Stress Research
2015 Volume.23 No. 4 p.187 ~ p.196
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Effects of Adolescent Stress on Somatic Symptoms: The Moderating Effects of Social Support
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김정민:Kim Jung-Min
장영희:Jang Young-Hee
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Abstract
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This study examined the effects of adolescent stress on somatic symptoms. In order to scrutinize the moderating effects of social support, this study also examined the effects by different sources of social support on somatization. The subjects of this study were 425 students in total, consisting of first and second year high school students in Seoul and Gyeonggido, and they were asked to fill out a self-administrated questionnaire. A correlation analysis of stress, social support and somatic symptoms of adolescent showed a significantly positive correlation between stress and somatic symptoms. Also we found that high levels of stress on family, life environment and self are related to lower social support. And social support showed a negative correlation with somatic symtoms. Finally the investigation of social supports' moderating effect on stress and somatization proved that there were significant moderating effects of mother’s and father’s support in the areas of family and everyday life related stress. In addition to that, father’s support had a alleviating effects on self area stress. In conclusion, the results showed that parental support had alleviating effects, even though the stress level was high.
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KEYWORD
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Stress, Social support, Somatic symptoms
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