KMID : 1130320170600010017
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Korean Journal of Pediatrics 2017 Volume.60 No. 1 p.17 ~ p.23
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The correlation of depression with Internet use and body image in Korean adolescents
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Lim Chang-Hoon
Kim Eun-ji Kim Jong-Hyun Lee Jue-Seong Lee Yoon Park Sang-Hee
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Abstract
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Purpose: To examine the correlation of depression with Internet use and body image perception, and to analyze the risk factors of depression in a total of 920 students in Seoul, Korea.
Methods: Students were recruited by contacting school principals and teachers and were encouraged to fill out a self-report questionnaire designed specifically for this study in July of 2008.
Results: Female participants had an increased risk for depression than did male participants (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 1.790; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.330?2.410, P<0.001). Older students were more susceptible to depression (aOR, 1.246; 95% CI, 1.115?1.392, P<0.001). Longer daily Internet use and more frequent Internet use were analyzed as risk factors for depression. No physical activity was a risk factor for depression (aOR, 0.392; 95% CI, 1.264?4.526, P=0.014). Dissatisfaction with one¡¯s body image increased the risk for depression (aOR, 1.373; 95% CI, 1.169?1.613; P<0.001). Obesity and perception of body image showed no significant relationship with increased risk for depression.
Conclusion: Prevalence of depression was 13.8% in adolescents in Seoul, Korea, in July 2008. Female sex, age, daily Internet use duration, weekly Internet use frequency, physical activity, and dissatisfaction with one¡¯s body image independently increased risk of depression.
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KEYWORD
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Depression, Internet, Body image, Risk factors, Adolescent
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