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박연옥 ( Park Yeon-Ok ) - 전남대학교 식품영양학과
홍성철 ( Hong Seong-Chul ) - 제주대학교 의학전문대학원 의학과
박선희 ( Park Sun-Hee ) - 경희대학교 간호학과
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Abstract
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Background: Adolescent risk behaviors are of concern because they are dangerous in themselves and have negative influences on adult health.
Objectives: This study explored six health risk behaviors of a sample representing the adolescent population in Jeju.
Methods: Frequency and percentage of risk behaviors were calculated. Additionally, the chi-square test was used to explore whether differences in experimentation with risk behaviors exist relative to gender and schooling levels. Results: There were six major findings in this study: (a) a lower rate of lifetime and current cigarette use among female students compared to male students, (b) a substantial portion of heavy drinkers, (c) a higher rate of lifetime drug use among female students than among male students, (d) a higher prevalence of suicide ideation among female students than among male students, (e) substantial percentages of students who did not usually wear seatbelts, motorcycle helmets, or bicycle helmets, and (f) a substantial portion of students who were not involved in vigorous physical activities.
Conclusions: Since a substantial portion of adolescents have been involved with diverse risk behaviors, it is urgent to implement effective intervention strategies to reduce the rates of these behaviors.
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KeyWords
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Adolescents, Health risk behaviors, South Korea
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원문 및 링크아웃 정보
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등재저널 정보
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