Associations among daytime sleepiness, depression and suicidal ideation in Korean adolescents
- Authors
- Yang, Boksun; Choe, Kwisoon; Park, Youngrye; Kang, Youngmi
- Issue Date
- 2019
- Publisher
- De Gruyter
- Keywords
- adolescents; depression; Korea; sleepiness; suicidal ideation
- Citation
- International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, v.31, no.2
- Journal Title
- International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health
- Volume
- 31
- Number
- 2
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/33129
- DOI
- 10.1515/ijamh-2016-0161
- ISSN
- 0334-0139
2191-0278
- Abstract
- The aim of this study was to examine the effects of daytime sleepiness on depression and suicidal ideation in adolescent high-school students. A survey of 538 high school students aged 16-17 years attending two academic schools was conducted. The Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), the Beck Depression Inventory and the Scale for Suicide Ideation were used to assess subjects' daytime sleepiness, depression and suicidal ideation. The mean score for daytime sleepiness was 8.52, which indicates a sleep deficit. Significant positive correlations were found between daytime sleepiness and depression, between daytime sleepiness and suicidal ideation and between depression and suicidal ideation. Gender and depression were significant predictors of suicidal ideation, accounting for 48% of the variance in this measure. Depression acts as a mediator of the relationship between daytime sleepiness and suicidal ideation. High school students in Korea generally have insufficient sleep time and feel sleepy during the day; insufficient sleep during adolescence may be associated with depression and suicidal ideation. © 2019 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston 2019.
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