title: Early risk factors for depressive symptoms among Korean adolescents: a 6-to-8 year follow-up study.
abstract: Depression during adolescence is critical to the individual's own development. Hence, identifying individuals with high-risk depression at an early stage is necessary. This study aimed to identify childhood emotional and behavioral risk factors related to depressive symptoms in Korean adolescents through a longitudinal study. The first survey took place from 1998 to 2000, and a follow-up assessment conducted in 2006, as the original participants reached 13-15 yr of age. The first assessment used the Korean version of Child Behavior Checklist and a general questionnaire on family structure, parental education, and economic status to evaluate the participants. The follow-up assessment administered the Korean Children's Depression Inventory. Multiple regression analysis revealed that childhood attention problems predicted depressive symptoms during adolescence for both boys and girls. For boys, family structure also predicted adolescent depressive symptoms. This study suggests that adolescents with attention problems during childhood are more likely to experience depressive symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Science, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyoung Min
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Sun-Mi
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Yun Mi
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Kyung Soon
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D056910:Republic of Korea; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Adolescent; Depression; Longitudinal Studies; Risk Factors