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<QuickStats> Trends in the prevalence of psychological stress among Korean adolescents, 2007-2018
- Date2019-04-04 20:14
- Update2021-04-15 17:44
- DivisionDivision of Strategic Planning for Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Trends in the prevalence of psychological stress among Korean adolescents, 2007-2018
The prevalence of psychological stress among Korean adolescents dropped from 46.5% in 2007 to 40.4% in 2018 by 6.1 percentage points (%p). It showed to be downward between 2007 and 2015, and turned upward between 2015 and 2018. The 2018 data indicated that schoolgirls (49.5%) felt more stress than schoolboys (32.0%) (Figure A), and high school students (43.4%) had the higher rate than middle school students (37.0%) (Figure B).
Source: The Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey (KYRBS), http://www.kdca.go.kr/yhs
*The Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey is a national school-based survey to assess the prevalence of and monitor trends in health-risk behaviors among Korean adolescents.
Reported by: Division of Chronic Disease Control, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The prevalence of psychological stress among Korean adolescents dropped from 46.5% in 2007 to 40.4% in 2018 by 6.1 percentage points (%p). It showed to be downward between 2007 and 2015, and turned upward between 2015 and 2018. The 2018 data indicated that schoolgirls (49.5%) felt more stress than schoolboys (32.0%) (Figure A), and high school students (43.4%) had the higher rate than middle school students (37.0%) (Figure B).
Source: The Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey (KYRBS), http://www.kdca.go.kr/yhs
*The Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey is a national school-based survey to assess the prevalence of and monitor trends in health-risk behaviors among Korean adolescents.
Reported by: Division of Chronic Disease Control, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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