title: Depressive symptoms in elementary school children in Jeju Island, Korea: prevalence and correlates.
abstract: We investigated the prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms in elementary school children in Jeju Island, Korea. The study participants were 2305 children enrolled in elementary schools in Jeju-si, Seogwipo-si, Namjeju-gun, and Bukjeju-gun and their parents who completed questionnaires about sociodemographics, health habits, family relationship information, and the Korean form of the Kovac's children's depression inventory (CDI) in September to December 2005. Multiple logistic regression showed that higher age (OR = 1.259, 95% CI 1.098-1.445), short time spent developing a relationship with the mother (OR = 2.770, 95% CI 1.280-5.944), and a low level of body image satisfaction (OR = 3.397, 95% CI 1.823-6.330) were correlates of depressive symptoms in children. Our results suggest that the following are essential to prevent depressive symptoms in elementary school children in Jeju, Korea: advanced education and social activity programs at home, in school, and in the community to help children have a positive self-image, and much time spent building a relationship with the mother.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Cheju National University, #1 ara-1dong Jeju, 690-756, South Korea.
authors.forename: Young-Sook
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kwak
authors.forename: Chang-In
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Seong-Chul
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Young-Ja
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: In-Cheol
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Seok-Ho
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: Ji-Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: Eun-Mi
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Seok
authors.forename: Yun-Hee
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.forename: Min-Jeong
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Ju-Yeon
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Yong-Beom
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sang-Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hyeon Ju
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Moon-Doo
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001828:Body Image; D002648:Child; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015995:Prevalence; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012737:Sex Factors; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires