Mental Health Profiles and Quality of Life among Korean Adolescents

Autor/inn/en	Kim, Eui Kyung; Dowdy, Erin; Furlong, Michael J.; You, Sukkyung
Titel	Mental Health Profiles and Quality of Life among Korean Adolescents
Quelle	In: School Psychology International, 38 (2017) 1, S.98-116 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0143-0343
DOI	10.1177/0143034316682296
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Mental Health; Quality of Life; Adolescents; Screening Tests; Student Characteristics; Profiles; Stress Variables; Resilience (Psychology); Middle School Students; Grade 7; Grade 8; Grade 9; Behavior Problems; Child Behavior; Questionnaires; Likert Scales; Student Surveys; Statistical Analysis; South Korea; Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Psychohygiene; Lebensqualität; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Screening-Verfahren; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; Fragebogen; Likert-Skala; Schülerbefragung; Statistische Analyse; Korea; Republik
Abstract	In an attempt to identify and intervene with students in need of services, the South Korean government has implemented national mental health screening. However, concerns raised about the unintended stigmatization of the screening assessment that focuses on student deficits prompts the need for additional research. This study evaluated the potential utility of an alternative screening approach that considers student strengths, in addition to symptoms of distress. Using a sample of 1,190 Korean adolescents enrolled in grades seven to nine, two latent profile analyses were conducted to identify underlying mental health strength and distress subtypes. Results identified five subtypes of psychological strengths and three subtypes of psychological distress. As hypothesized, students with higher levels of strengths and lower levels of distress reported better quality of life, academic performance, and higher life satisfaction. Implications for school based mental health screening and future directions for researchers and practitioners are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01