Abstract
Background: Students' mental stability can be restored by comfort from a familiar home environment and support from their parents. However, many boarding students face various psychological and physical problems by themselves and cannot benefit from home care. The goal of this study is to examine psychological and emotional stress among students living in a dormitory. Methods: Between October and November 2014, 124 students (74 male, 50 female) were enrolled at Korea International School (KIS) in Jeju, South Korea. By the Zung Selfrating Depression Scale (ZSDS), they were divided into two groups: the normal group and the depression group. I evaluated each group under the following circumstances: (1) individual school life, (2) physical health, (3) factor analysis of ZSDS. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences Software (SPSS-version 21) was used to analyze the data. Results: 45.9% of all enrolled students scored in the mild to moderated depression range. Female students had a more prevalent depression rate (female: 54%, male: 41%). There was nearly no statistical difference in physical symptoms, except for dyspepsia, arthralgia, and lower back pain in the normal and depression groups respectively (P<0.05). The normal range group students had more study and exercise time. In the factor analysis of ZSDS, the depressive group had a more manifest depressed mood and 50 percentage higher ZSDS items score than the normal group: core depressive factor, anxiety factor. Conclusions: Our study showed there was nearly no difference in physical symptoms between both groups. However, it informed that the group having depression has more problems with motor symptoms because the group lacks an adequate amount of exercise due to psychological instability. In addition, this study also showed that mood disturbance was clearly more intense while the cognitive functions related to academic performance were proven not to be problematic in the depressive group.
Highlights
Famous private boarding high schools are granted privileges to university entrance. Since these boarding students are exposed to uncertainties in the future, they experience emotional instability and are more reserved and inward looking during the period of university entrance examinations, manifesting feelings of anxiety and distress
We developed individual school life style items [7] and a physical symptom checklist based on a previous research study [8]
There was no significant difference of school life characteristics in the groups
Summary
Famous private boarding high schools are granted privileges to university entrance. since these boarding students are exposed to uncertainties in the future, they experience emotional instability and are more reserved and inward looking during the period of university entrance examinations, manifesting feelings of anxiety and distress. Senior year of high school is a transition time from being an adolescent to being an adult, and they seek to fulfill individuality, as well as seek and build close and social relationships with other students [1]. Most students regain their psychological stability while living at home with their parents. Most outstanding students learn how to deal with the attachment and separation processes of interpersonal situations in normal psychological growth and to create a unique self-identity Those who fail to learn how to manage stressful situations suffer from unpleasant and distressing consequences due to their social and emotional loneliness [4]. The goal of this study is to examine psychological and emotional stress among students living in a dormitory
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