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KMID : 0928320080080030186
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Korean Journal of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2008 Volume.8 No. 3 p.186 ~ p.193
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Relationship between Worry and Depressed Mood in Primary School Children
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Kang Sung-Goo
Shin Jin-Hee
Hwang Yu-Na
Song Sang-Wook
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Abstract
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Background: This study examined the relationship between worry and depressed mood in primary school children in an effort to help provide children who suffer from excessive worry with refined and comprehensive healthcare services in a clinical setting.
Methods: Between November and December 2007, a total of 758 third, fourth and fifth grade students from three elementary schools located in Seoul, Sung-Nam and Su-Won were recruited for participation in this study. However, 64 students did not consent to participation in this study (rejection rate: 8.4%), and thus a total of 694 students were finally included in the study. Children’s worry and depressed moods were assessed using the Korean version of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire for Children (PSWQ-CK) and Children’s Depression Inventory (CDI).
Results: Reliability based on internal consistency was adequate for the PSWQ-CK (α: 0.89) and CDI (α: 0.88). There were no significant differences in the PSWQ-CK and CDI scores according to gender, age, grade level and location of school. There was a significant positive correlation between the PSWQ-CK and CDI (p<0.001). The negative mood and
somatization subscale of the CDI showed the strongest positive correlation with the PSWQ-CK. In addition, the PSWQ-CK
scores of the children who had considered committing suicide and those who indicated that they wanted to commit
suicide were significantly higher than those who did not have thoughts of suicide.
Conclusions: As shown in this study, clinicians should evaluate depressed mood and anxiety disorder in children with high PSWQ-CK scores and provide them with appropriate interventions.
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KEYWORD
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Worry, depressed mood, PSWQ-CK, CDI
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