Factors Related to Change in Depression among North Korean Refugee Youths in South Korea
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Variables and Measurement
2.2.1. Sociodemographic Characteristics
2.2.2. Potential Risk of Depression
2.2.3. Psychological Characteristics
2.2.4. Social Support
2.3. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Characteristics | n (%) or M (SD) |
---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 42 (38.9) |
Female | 66 (61.1) |
Birthplace | |
North Korea | 47 (43.5) |
China | 61 (56.5) |
Paternal education level | |
High school degree or less | 59 (54.6) |
College degree or more | 19 (17.6) |
Maternal education level | |
High school degree or less | 49 (45.4) |
College degree or more | 29 (26.9) |
Residence | |
Immediate family | 51 (47.2) |
Other relatives, friends, alone, or in a facility | 57 (52.8) |
Depression change | |
Stable low | 22 (20.40) |
Alleviated | 12 (11.11) |
Deteriorated | 20 (18.52) |
Prolonged | 54 (50.00) |
Psychological characteristics | |
Resilience | 33.83 (6.47) |
Self-esteem | 18.83 (4.92) |
Cognitive reappraisal | 19.65 (3.35) |
Expressive suppression | 11.76 (2.53) |
Social support | |
Psychological | 6.59 (2.81) |
Practical | 6.59 (2.81) |
Variable | Depression Change (Ref: Stable Low Depression, n = 20) | ||||||||
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Alleviated Depression (n = 12) | Deteriorated Depression (n = 20) | Prolonged Depression (n = 54) | |||||||
AOR | 95% CI | AOR | 95% CI | AOR | 95% CI | ||||
Gender | 0.60 | 0.10 | 3.69 | 1.30 | 0.28 | 6.15 | 0.94 | 0.23 | 3.89 |
Age | 0.91 | 0.56 | 1.45 | 0.81 | 0.57 | 1.15 | 0.86 | 0.62 | 1.17 |
Psychological characteristics | |||||||||
Resilience | 0.88 | 0.69 | 1.12 | 0.80 * | 0.66 | 0.97 | 0.77 ** | 0.64 | 0.93 |
Self-esteem | 0.82 * | 0.68 | 0.99 | 1.08 | 0.92 | 1.25 | 0.85 * | 0.74 | 0.99 |
Cognitive reappraisal | 0.76 | 0.55 | 1.03 | 0.75 * | 0.58 | 0.96 | 0.91 | 0.70 | 1.18 |
Expressive suppression | 1.78 ** | 1.15 | 2.74 | 1.20 | 0.86 | 1.67 | 1.26 | 0.94 | 1.69 |
Social support | |||||||||
Psychological | 1.04 | 0.71 | 1.52 | 0.88 | 0.66 | 1.17 | 0.89 | 0.67 | 1.17 |
Practical | 0.85 | 0.53 | 1.36 | 0.82 | 0.58 | 1.16 | 0.79 * | 0.49 | 0.98 |
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Park, S.; Kim, S.Y.; Lee, E.-S.; Jun, J.Y. Factors Related to Change in Depression among North Korean Refugee Youths in South Korea. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 4624. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph16234624
Park S, Kim SY, Lee E-S, Jun JY. Factors Related to Change in Depression among North Korean Refugee Youths in South Korea. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(23):4624. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph16234624
Chicago/Turabian StylePark, Subin, Soo Yeon Kim, Eun-Sun Lee, and Jin Yong Jun. 2019. "Factors Related to Change in Depression among North Korean Refugee Youths in South Korea" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 23: 4624. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph16234624