| Behavior Problems; Self-Esteem; Social Skills; and Depression in Middle School Male Students |
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Sunah Kim, Soyaja Kim, Sung Suk Kong, Myung Ah Kim, Mia Seo |
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College of Nursing, Yonsei University |
| 남자 중학생들의 문제행동; 자아존중감; 사회기술; 우울 |
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김선아, 김소야자, 공성숙, 김명아, 서미아 |
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연세대학교 간호대학 |
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| Abstract |
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Adolescency is a period of change physically, psychologically, and socially. Adolescents expen ence a lot of stress from these changes. If they can not cope effectively with changes, it can lead to ado lescent depression, delinquency, and other problems. Adolescence depression can produce low academic achievement, low self-esteem, and anti social behavior. The purpose of this study was to de termine the relationship among the variables, 'behavior problems’, 'self-esteem, 4 social skills' and 'depression.
An exploratory descriptive design was used to de scribe and examine the relationship between the variables of behavior problems, self-esteem, social skills, and depression in a convenience sample of 131
middle school male students. Data were collected through the use of 4 Social Skill Inventory*,
4 Self-esteem Inventory’，* Behavior problems' and
'CES—D’ instrument to measure depression. The data collection period was from April 16 to April 23, 1998. Correlational analysis and multiple analysis were used to identify the relationship among the variables.
Correlational analysis revealed a negative re lationship between depression and social skills, de pression and self-esteem. On the other hand there was a positive relationship bet ween depression and behavior problems. Regression analysis revealed that these variables accounted for 46% variance of the depression and added significantly to the model.
Results from this study may be used for in formational purpose for nurse educators, re searchers, and teachers as they teach, work, and de velop programs for adolescents. Information from this study indicated that low social skills, low self-esteem, and behavior problems were related to depression. Therefore, strategies and interventions to increase self-esteem and social skills could be carried out in the school and appropriate treatment and counselling needs to be given to students who are depressed. |
| Key Words:
Self-esteem; Social skills; Depression; Behavior problems |
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