제주지역의 고등학생들에서 가족의 지지정도가 우울증상에 미치는 영향

Influence of Family Support on Depressive Symptom among High School Students in Jeju Island, Korea

본 연구는 제주지역의 고등학생들에서 가족의 지지정도가 우울증상에 미치는 영향을 살펴보고자 하였다. 총 1,173명의 제주시 소재 남녀 고등학생 대상자에게 사회인구학적 및 보건의식행태에 관련된 설문, BDI, 가족의 지지정도와 가족만족도에 관련된 설문을 실시하였다. 그 결과, 가족의 지지정도가 우울증상에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 향후 가족의 결속력과 가족 간의 이해도를 높일 수 있는 사회적, 국가적 정책 등을 마련하는 것이 사회적으로 심각한 청소년 우울 증상 유병률을 줄이는데 도움이 될 것으로 생각된다.

Objective We investigated the prevalence of depressive symptom and effect of family support on depressive symptom among high school students in Jeju Island, Korea. Methods The study subjects were 711 high school students consisting of 403 males and 308 females of three high schools in urban Jeju Island and the data was gathered using self-reporting questionnaires consisting of BDI, sociodemographic factors, health behavior and family support, etc. Results The prevalence of depressive symptom in high school students in Jeju Island is 17.7% in total, 17.1% in male, 18.5% in female. Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that the family support had significantly effect on depression after controlling other confounding variables including age, sex, socioeconomic state, parent’s marital statue, body image satisfaction, academic achievement, time spend with parents to build a relationship, and mother’s education year. Conclusion Family support was found to be a significant correlate of depressive symptom high school students in Jeju Island. Variety of supports to enhance family cohesion and family relation including sociocultural and political policies and program would be needed to reduce the risk of having depressive symptom and suicide ideation among high school students in Jeju Island.