Depressive symptoms in elementary school children in Jeju Island, Korea: prevalence and correlates.
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.
Kwak
Young-Sook
YS
Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Cheju National University, #1 ara-1dong Jeju, 690-756, South Korea.
Lee
Chang-In
CI
Hong
Seong-Chul
SC
Song
Young-Ja
YJ
Kim
In-Cheol
IC
Moon
Seok-Ho
SH
Moon
Ji-Hyun
JH
Seok
Eun-Mi
EM
Jang
Yun-Hee
YH
Park
Min-Jeong
MJ
Hong
Ju-Yeon
JY
Kim
Yong-Beom
YB
Lee
Sang-Hee
SH
Kim
Hyeon Ju
HJ
Kim
Moon-Doo
MD
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