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KMID : 0892720130170020270
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Journal of the Korean Society of Maternal and Child Health
2013 Volume.17 No. 2 p.270 ~ p.281
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Relationship of Stress, Coping Behaviors, Depression and Aggression on School-Age Children
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Jeon Mi-Suk
Kim Hyeon-Ok
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of stress, coping behaviors, depression and aggression on school-age children.
Methods: The data was collected by self-reported questionnaires from 499, 5th and 6th graders from five elementary schools located in Jollabuk-do Province, Korea. Subjects completed the following questionnaires: stress, Coping Behaviors, Depression and Aggression, The data was analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Scheffe test, Pearson"s correlation coefficients and stepwise multiple regression using SPSS/WIN 15.0 program.
Results: the mean scores of stress, coping behaviors, depression and aggression were 1.48±0.45, 2.03±0.50, 14.09±8.27 and 2.26±0.66, respectively. There was a significant positive correlations that could be seen in stress (r=.436, p<.001), coping behaviors (r=.500, p<.001), as well as depression (r=.333, p<.001) in relation to aggression. The variables of aggression in school-age children were stress, coping behaviors, depression, satisfaction with school life and gender which explained 40.4% of the cases.
Conclusions: The findings from this study suggest that current intervention programs are not sufficient enough to curb aggression in school-age children and therefore it is necessary to develop nursing intervention programs to decrease stress, coping behaviors and depression.
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KEYWORD
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child, stess, coping behavior, depression, aggression
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