Park JH, et al. J Korean Acad Nurs. 2019 Oct;49(5):631-642. https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2019.49.5.631

This study aimed to test the mediating effect of self-transcendence on the relationship between academic self-efficacy and life satisfaction. Data were analyzed through multiple regression using Baron and Kenny’s steps for assessing mediations. The life satisfaction of adolescents’ in Korea was correlated with gender, grade, academic achievement, relationship with peers and religion. In addition, relationships with peers played a significant role in academic self-efficacy, self-transcendence and life satisfaction. Academic self-efficacy, self-transcendence, and life satisfaction were positively correlated. Self-transcendence had a partial mediating effect on the relationship between academic self-efficacy and life satisfaction. Based on these findings, intervention programs increasing adolescents’ life satisfaction should consider increasing academic self-efficacy and the value of self-transcendence.

Purpose: This study investigated the factors that influence depression in adolescents diagnosed with asthma in South Korea, providing basic data supporting efforts to improve adolescents' mental health.Methods: Multiple regression analysis was conducted on 4,020 subjects who had been diagnosed with lifelong asthma among the 57,303 respondents to the 15th Korea Youth Risk Behaviour Web-Based Survey from 2019.Results: The participants were more likely to have depression if they were female, in middle school, their academic achievement was poor, they were drinkers or smokers, if they felt a very high amount of stress, and if they experienced very inadequate recovery from fatigue. Adolescents with asthma were 9.00 times more likely to experience depression when they felt a very high amount of stress (95% confidence interval [CI]= 5.51-14.69, p<.001) than when they felt no stress.Conclusion: Given these factors, measures to improve the mental health of adolescents should be developed and expanded, especially to decrease their stress levels. A separate program that is different from the school's regular health curriculum should be developed to manage the stress levels of adolescents with asthma, such as an after-school program or a program conducted at a local community centre.

This study aimed to identify the level of stress in teenagers from multicultural families in Korea and examine the factors influencing this stress. This cross-sectional study utilized the 15th (2019) Korea Youth Risk Bsehavior Web-based Survey. Of the 57,303 survey participants, 749 reported that their father, mother, or both parents were born outside of Korea. These 749 multicultural individuals were selected as study participants. We examined general characteristics (sex, grade, parental education level, academic performance level, foreign nationality, residence type, economic status, exposure to violence, and frequency of physical activity), health risk behaviors (sexual activity, drug use, and drinking), and mental health factors (sleep, depression, and presence of suicidal thoughts) to determine whether these factors may contribute to multicultural adolescent stress. Multicultural adolescents who reported insufficient sleep, depression, or suicidal thoughts were more likely to experience stress than those who did not report these factors. Moreover, participants with insufficient sleep were 3.73 times more likely to feel stress than those with good sleep. Among general characteristics, health risk behaviors, and mental health factors, mental health factors were observed to significantly predict an increase in multicultural adolescents’ stress levels. Considering the increase in the number of multicultural adolescents in Korea, it is important to address the difficulties they experience to provide appropriate interventional programs. Such programs should include techniques to help with the management of stress.

Lee EN, et al. Asian Oncol Nurs. 2015 Dec;15(4):256-263. http://dx.doi.org/10.5388/aon.2015.15.4.256