Purpose
This study investigated the relationship between allergic diseases, general anxiety disorder, and depressive symptoms among Korean adolescents.
Methods
A secondary analysis was conducted on the findings of the 18th Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey (2022). The study included 51,850 adolescents and analyzed the relationships among allergic diseases, general anxiety disorder, and depressive symptoms using complex samples logistic regression analysis.
Results
Among the Korean adolescents, 12.7% experienced general anxiety disorder, while 28.7% experienced depressive symptoms. The prevalence of allergic diseases was 5.7% for asthma, 36.3% for allergic rhinitis, and 22.2% for atopic dermatitis. General anxiety disorder was associated with asthma and allergic rhinitis but not atopic dermatitis. Depressive symptoms were associated asthma, allergic rhinitis, and atopic dermatitis.
Conclusion
Examining the correlation among allergic diseases, general anxiety disorder, and depressive symptoms in adolescents underscores the need for implementing suitable strategies. Moreover, when addressing general anxiety disorder and depressive symptoms in adolescents, it becomes crucial to consider the presence of allergic diseases.

Citations

• Association between allergic diseases and mental health conditions: An umbrella review
  Xianpeng Xu, Sha Li, Yingjie Chen, Xinxing Deng, Jiongke Li, Dajing Xiong, Hui Xie
  Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.2025; 155(3): 701.     CrossRef

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to develop an experience-based sex education program to improve adjustment to puberty in elementary school students in the upper grades and to verify its effectiveness.
Methods
This study had a pretest-posttest nonequivalent control group design. The subjects of this study were a total of 95 sixth-graders in Y city (experimental group: 48, control group: 47). The measurement variables were sexual knowledge, body image, self-esteem, and satisfaction with life. Four sessions of the experience-based sex education program to improve adjustment to puberty, consisting of 40 minutes per session, were provided to the experimental group.
Results
Children’s sexual knowledge, self-esteem, and satisfaction with life in the experimental group, which participated in the experience-based sexual education program to improve adjustment to puberty, showed a significant increase compared to the control group. However, there was no statistically significant difference in body image.
Conclusion
This study presents the development of an experience-based sex education program for adjustment to puberty to overcome the shortcomings of existing sex education programs that are limited to sexual knowledge and attitudes, and also verified that the sexual knowledge, self-esteem, and life satisfaction of the elementary school students who were provided with the program improved meaningfully.

Citations

• 초기 청소년 대상 부모참여 포괄적 성교육 프로그램이 참여자의 성지식, 성태도, 성관련 의사소통에 미치는 효과 연구*
  유진 이, 은숙 조
  Journal of Family Relations.2024; 29(1): 115.     CrossRef

Purpose
This study was done to identify contraceptive practices in adolescent girls in South Korea and predictors of contraceptive practices.
Methods
The study sample included 743 girls who had experienced sexual activity. Using statistics from the 12th (2016) Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey, hierarchical logistic regression analysis was conducted.
Results
The contraceptive practice rate for adolescent girls was 34%. Contraceptive practice was associated with ‘age at first intercourse’ and ‘sexual intercourse after drinking’. For adolescent girls who had early sexual initiation and drank alcohol before sexual intercourse there was a tendency to reduce the practice of contraception.
Conclusion
It is necessary to provide practical sex education to improve the practice of contraception in these adolescents. In addition, adolescent girls should be encourage to delay their first intercourse. The results of this study can also be used to develop education interventions regarding healthy sexuality behaviour including the practice of contraception.

Citations

• Impact of human papillomavirus vaccination knowledge, health beliefs, and self-efficacy on vaccination intention in adolescent sons in Korea: a descriptive survey study
  Jiyeon Bark, Haejin Kim, So Im Ryu
  Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science.2025; 27(1): 49.     CrossRef
• Psychometric evaluation of the Korean version of the sexual communication self-efficacy scale among South Korean college students
  Sujung Lee, Jungmin Lee
  Frontiers in Public Health.2025;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Trends in Contraceptive Use and Influencing Factors Among Korean Adolescent Girls With Sexual Intercourse Experience (2013 to 2022)
  Beomman Ha, Jisoon Kim, Seonho Kim
  Journal of Korean Maternal and Child Health.2024; 28(3): 134.     CrossRef
• Contraceptive Use Among Korean High School Adolescents: A Decision Tree Model
  Sung Hae Kim, Yoona Choi
  The Journal of School Nursing.2023; 39(4): 285.     CrossRef
• Psychometric Evaluation of the Korean Version of the Perceived Costs and Benefits Scale for Sexual Intercourse
  Hee-Jung Jang, Jungmin Lee, Soo-Hyun Nam
  Healthcare.2023; 11(15): 2166.     CrossRef
• Effects of sex education on contraceptive use among sexually experienced teens in South Korea
  Ye Eun Cha, Jin Young Nam
  Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion.2023; 40(3): 49.     CrossRef
• The Association Between Adequate Prenatal Care and Severe Maternal Morbidity Among Teenage Pregnancies: A Population-Based Cohort Study
  Jin Young Nam, Sarah Soyeon Oh, Eun-Cheol Park
  Frontiers in Public Health.2022;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Determinants of Contraceptive Use at The First Sexual Intercourse among Unmarried Adolescents in Indonesia: 2017 IDHS Analysis
  Restya Sri Sugiarti, Helda Helda, Kholisotul Hikmah
  JURNAL INFO KESEHATAN.2022; 20(1): 60.     CrossRef
• Psychometric Evaluation of a Korean Version of the Sexual Risk Behavior Beliefs and Self-Efficacy Scale Among Female College Students: A Secondary Analysis
  Jungmin Lee, Jhordon James C Montegrico
  Psychology Research and Behavior Management.2022; Volume 15: 3205.     CrossRef
• The Impact of Sexual Initiation Timing and Sexual Experience on Depressive Symptoms in South Korean Adolescents: Gender Differences in a Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study
  Jaeyoung Lee
  Journal of Pediatric Nursing.2020; 52: e15.     CrossRef
• University Freshman's Sexual Knowledge, Attitudes, and Satisfaction of Sex Education
  Hae Young Min, Jung Min Lee, Hye Young Min, Yeo Won Jeong
  Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Educ.2019; 25(2): 238.     CrossRef
• Trend Analysis of Research Articles Published in the Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing from 2013 to 2017
  Young Jin Lee, Seo Yun Kim, Saem Yi Kang, Yoo Jeong Kang, Lan Jin, Hee Yoen Jung, Hae Won Kim
  Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing.2018; 24(1): 90.     CrossRef

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to identify the influence of early menarche on sexual experience among high school girls in South Korea.
Methods
The study sample was comprised of 16,286 high school girls. Using statistics from the 11th (2015) Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey, hierarchical logistic regression analysis was conducted.
Results
Among the girls, 5.8% reported early menarche. Early menarche was associated with sexual experience (Odds Ratio (OR), 5.27; 95% Confidence Interval (CI), 4.11-6.77). Controlled for sociodemographic, emotional and health behavior characteristics, early menarche was associated with sexual experience (OR, 3.98; 95% CI, 3.04-5.21).
Conclusion
The results indicate that early menarche predicts an increase in sexual experience among female adolescents. Therefore, health education programs and health policy for interventions to improve sexual health are required for girls who are expected to experience early menarche.

Citations

• Obesity-Related Factors in Adult Women with Early Menarche
  Hunha Cho, Jeong-Won Han
  Healthcare.2023; 11(4): 557.     CrossRef
• A study on the reliability and validity of the Korean version of the parenting outcome expectancy scale for parents of elementary school students
  Yoonjung Kim, Jungmin Lee, Ratchneewan Ross
  Frontiers in Psychology.2023;[Epub]     CrossRef
• The Impact Factors on Mental Health of Male and Female Korean Adolescents - Focusing on Sexual Experience: Analyzing Data from the 11th Korean Youth Risk Behavior Web-Based Survey
  Mijung Yeom, Gyungjoo Lee, Ju-Young Lee
  Journal of Korean Academy of psychiatric and Menta.2020; 29(3): 195.     CrossRef

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to analyze the mental health and health risk behaviors of multicultural adolescents according to their mothers’ native country.
Methods
For this study raw data from the 11th Youth Health Behavior Online Survey (2015) was examined. Mental health and health risk behaviors for 62,985 adolescents were analyzed according to their mothers’ native country. Collected data were analyzed with the SPSS program using descriptive statistics and logistic regression analysis, to which the complex sample design was applied.
Results
The odds ratio of depression in multicultural adolescents compared to Korean adolescents was 44.92 (CI: 5.77-349.59) for adolescents whose mothers came from Cambodia and 3.00 (CI: 1.57-5.76) for adolescents whose mothers came from North Korea. The odds ratio of attempted suicide was 14.73 (CI: 3.09-70.22) for adolescents whose mothers came from Cambodia and 8.63 (CI: 3.45-21.62) for adolescents whose mothers came from North Korea. The odds ratio of problematic drinking in multicultural adolescents was 7.47 (CI: 1.71-32.67) for adolescents whose mothers came from Mongolia.
Conclusion
Findings indicate that when planning a health promotion program for adolescents from multicultural families, a customized approach should be sought taking into account the characteristics of mothers’ native country.

Citations

• Comparison of Risk Factors for Habitual Substance Use Among Adolescents in Korea by Maternal Nationality: Analysis of 18th and 19th Korea Youth Risk Behavior Surveys (2022 and 2023)
  Hyeon Ok Ju, So Yeon Park
  Children.2025; 12(4): 458.     CrossRef
• Mental health and health behaviors in multicultural families: The impact of parents’ cultural background
  Yoora Hwang, Mijeong Kwon, Jimin Kim, Hyekyeong Kim
  Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion.2024; 41(2): 1.     CrossRef
• Applying target congruence theory to victimization risk of students from multicultural backgrounds: A comparison of South Korean, North Korean, and other multicultural family adolescents
  Jaeyong Choi, Nathan Kruis, Julak Lee
  Children and Youth Services Review.2020; 118: 105392.     CrossRef
• The Mental Health of Ethnic Minority Youths in South Korea and Its Related Environmental Factors: A Literature Review
  Yeeun Lee, Minji Lee, Subin Park
  Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolesc.2019; 30(3): 88.     CrossRef
• Effects of the Culturally Sensitive Education of Perinatal Care on Knowledge, Skills, and Self-Efficacy among Korean Husbands and Vietnamese Wives
  Youngmee Kim, Kap-Chul Cho
  Child Health Nursing Research.2017; 23(4): 515.     CrossRef