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The Association Between Internet Use and Depressive Symptoms Among South Korean Adolescents
Author(s) -
Park Sunhee
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal for specialists in pediatric nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.499
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1744-6155
pISSN - 1539-0136
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6155.2009.00191.x
Subject(s) - logistic regression , the internet , depressive symptoms , cohort , medicine , association (psychology) , cross sectional study , cohort study , psychology , demography , clinical psychology , psychiatry , world wide web , anxiety , pathology , sociology , computer science , psychotherapist
PURPOSE. This study explores the cross‐sectional relationship between Internet use and depressive symptoms in South Korean adolescents. DESIGN AND METHODS. Existing data, the three‐wave Korean Youth Panel Survey, were analyzed. The sample was a cohort representing the population of second‐year students at Korean middle schools in 2003 ( N = 3,449). Multivariate logistic regression was used. RESULTS. A one‐unit increase in Internet use was positively associated with a 20.7% increase in risk for depressive symptoms. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS. It may be worthwhile for nursing professionals to inquire about Internet use as part of a measure of screening for depressive symptoms in teens.