National Youth Policy Institute Research Articles

The Effects of Depression, Anxiety, and Parents’ Support on Suicide Ideation and Attempts by Gender among Korean Adolescents

The purpose of the study was to compare factors influencing gender-related adolescent suicide ideation and attempts, focusing on depression and anxiety levels, and parental support. Data from the 2013 Korea Children and Youth Mental Health Promotion Study collected by the National Youth Policy Institute were analyzed using logistic regression. The study sample included 6316 middle and high school students. Among both male and female adolescents, the more severe the depression and anxiety of a given group (mild, moderate, severe), the higher the proportion of suicide ideation and attempts in the group with low parental support. For male adolescents, significant predictors of suicide ideation were all levels of depression, mild anxiety, and parental emotional support, whereas a significant predictor of suicide attempts was severe anxiety. For female adolescents, significant predictors of suicide ideation were all levels of depression and anxiety, as well as parental emotional and informational support. Significant predictors of suicide attempts were severe depression, moderate and severe anxiety, and parental emotional and economic support. The results can be used to improve suicide screening for high-risk adolescents. The development of mental health and parental support as part of adolescent suicide prevention programs requires different approaches for each gender.

청소년의 여가시간이 행복에 미치는 영향: 운동시간의 조절효과

In the current study, we analyzed how leisure time of adolescents, which helps them to live a healthy life, affects their happiness. The raw data of ‘KCYPS 2018’ presented by the National Youth Policy Institute were used for the study. Employed statistics were frequency analysis, descriptive statistics, confirmatory factor analysis, correlation analysis, hierarchical regression analysis, k-means cluster analysis, and t-test using SPSS 24.0 version. The leisure time of adolescents had a positive effect on happiness, and exercise time had a moderating effect in the relationship between leisure time and happiness. In particular, in the high leisure time group, exercise time had a stronger effect on happiness. What influences happiness is not how much leisure time they have, but how much exercise they do in a given leisure time. Therefore, in order to provide adolescents with the desired direction of leisure and life, leisure education on the nature of leisure and how to utilize the leisure time is necessary.

The relationship between social capital, acculturative stress and depressive symptoms in multicultural adolescents: Verification using multivariate latent growth modeling

The purpose of this study was to verify the relationship between social capital, acculturation stress, and depressive symptoms in multicultural adolescents. The data from the Multicultural Adolescents Panel Survey (MAPS) study conducted by the National Youth Policy Institute (NYPI) was used for analysis. Participants were 1635 multicultural adolescents (male 805, female 830; Mean age = 10.98 years [SD = .37]) who were followed over five years. We utilized a Multivariate Latent Growth Modeling to test the relationship between the variables and a Bias-corrected bootstrap test was conducted to verify the indirect effects. Findings showed that increases in social capital were related to decreases in depressive symptoms in multicultural adolescents and increases in social capital were associated with decreases in acculturative stress. In addition, increases in acculturative stress were related to increases in depressive symptoms. Finally, social capital indirectly affected depressive symptoms by mediating acculturative stress. The present results suggest that policies for increasing the social capital of multicultural adolescents at the national and community levels are needed to alleviate acculturative stress in multicultural adolescents, which can help decrease their depressive symptoms.

Relationships between Parental Support and Monitoring and School Adjustment in Adolescents from Multicultural Families: Mediating Role of Ego-Resilience

본 연구는 어머니의 한국어능력을 통제한 상황에서 부모의 지지 및 감독이 다문화 청소년의 학교생활적응에 미치는 직접적인 영향과 자아탄력성의 매개효과를 살펴보았다. 본 연구대상은 다문화 가정의 중학교 1학년 자녀로, 한국청소년정책연구원의 다문화 청소년 패널자료 중 어머니가 외국인이고 아버지가 한국인인 국제결혼가정 중학교 1학년 자녀의 자료(1,325명)를 사용하여 분석하였다. 구체적으로, 연구대상 자료에 대해 IBM SPSS 25.0 및 AMOS 25.0 프로그램을 사용하여 기술통계, 상관관계, 일원분산분석, 구조방정식모델 분석이 이루어졌다. 본 연구결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 부모의 지지 및 감독은 다문화 청소년의 학교생활적응에 직접적으로 정적인 영향을 미쳤으며, 특히 부모의 지지가 다문화 청소년의 학교생활적응에 미치는 영향력이 부모 감독의 영향력에 비해 큰 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 다문화 청소년의 자아탄력성은 부모의 지지 및 감독과 학교생활적응 간의 관계를 모두 매개함으로써 부분 매개효과가 제시되었다. 마지막으로 본 연구결과 다문화 가정 중학교 1학년 자녀의 학교생활적응에 있어 부모의 양육행동 및 자아탄력성의 영향이 규명됨에 따라 다문화 청소년의 자아탄력성 수준을 높이고, 학교생활적응을 지원하기 위해 학교와 지역사회기관이 연계한 부모교육 실시의 필요성 및 가정과 교과의 역할을 제시하였다.The present study examined the direct effects of parental support and monitoring on multicultural adolescents’ school adjustment and the mediating role of ego-resilience in the relationships, under the condition of controlling foreign mothers’ Korean language abilities. We used data from 1,325 1st grade middle school students from multicultural families, who participated in the Multicultural Adolescent Panel Survey(MAPS) administered by the National Youth Policy Institute(NYPI). Structural equation modeling analysis revealed the following: parental support and monitoring directly and positively related with multicultural adolescents’ school adjustment, and the direct effect of parental support on the school adjustment of multicultural adolescents was greater than that of parental monitoring. In addition, the adolescents’ ego-resilience partially mediated the relationships between parental support and monitoring, and their school adjustment. Finally, we recommended the roles of parent education and home economics education in supporting school adjustment and elevating ego-resilience in multicultural adolescents.

Relationships Between Smartphone Dependency and Aggression Among Middle School Students: Mediating and Moderating Effects of Ego-Resilience, Parenting Behaviour, and Peer Attachment.

This study examined the moderating and mediating effects of ego-resilience, parenting behaviour, and peer attachment on the relationship between smartphone dependency and aggression. Participants included 1863 middle school youths who used smartphones and had responded to the 7th Korean Children and Youth Panel Survey (KCYPS), which was conducted by Korea’s National Youth Policy Institute. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, correlation, and hierarchical regression analyses. First, ego-resilience showed a partial mediating effect on the relationship between smartphone dependency and aggression (significant moderating effects were revealed). Second, parenting behaviour demonstrated a partial mediating effect on the relationship between smartphone dependency and aggression (no moderating effects observed). Third, peer attachment had a partial mediating effect on the relationship between smartphone dependency and aggression (no moderating effects were observed). These findings suggest that mental health and student growth can be improved as children develop by implementing various nursing and health care programs designed to improve ego-resilience, parenting behaviour, and peer attachment.

Effect of Aggression on Peer Acceptance Among Adolescents During School Transition and Non-Transition: Focusing on the Moderating Effects of Gender and Physical Education Activities.

The present study examined the effect of aggression on peer acceptance among adolescents. We focused on the moderating effects of gender and participation in physical education activities and examined whether these effects varied during school transition. We used longitudinal data of adolescents aged 10 to 17 years that were obtained from a survey that was conducted by the National Youth Policy Institute. In only early adolescence, the interaction effect of gender and physical education activity influenced the relationship between aggression and peer acceptance. Specifically, the negative relationship between aggression and peer acceptance was strengthened among female students who participated in physical education activities as compared to female students who did not. This effect was not observed in male students. However, during transition from primary to secondary school, the negative effect of physical education activities did not exist. For middle-adolescents, for whom physical education activities increased more than previous years, the negative relationship between aggression and peer acceptance worsened. These influences were the same, regardless of gender. Thus, this study suggests that physical education activities improve the negative relationship between aggression and peer acceptance during school transition.

The Effect of Maternal Positive Parenting Attitudes on School Adjustment among Multi-cultural Adolescents in Korea: Mediating Effect of Ego-resiliency

This study examined the effect of maternal positive parenting attitudes on school adjustment among multi-cultural adolescents in Korea and investigated if multi-cultural adolescents’ ego-resiliency mediates the relationship between maternal positive parenting attitudes and school adjustment. We used panel data from the fifth wave (2015) of the Multicultural Adolescents Panel Study (MAPS) collected by the National Youth Policy Institute. Participants were 1,297 multi-cultural adolescents (639 boys, 658 girls) who are second-year middle school students and have foreign mothers. SPSS 25.0 performed descriptive statistical analysis and correlation analysis. The structural equation model (SEM) was estimated with Mplus 5.12. The results of this study were as follows. First, a higher level of maternal positive parenting attitudes were related to higher level of ego-resiliency and school adjustment for multi-cultural adolescents. Second, maternal positive parenting attitudes had an indirect effect on school adjustment for multi-cultural adolescents via ego-resiliency. The results of this study indicate that maternal positive parenting behaviors would help improve the school adjustment of multi-cultural adolescents by increasing the level of ego-resiliency. In addition, the results of this study suggest that improving ego-resiliency for multi-cultural adolescents can be an effective method to help in school adjustment, as well as education for maternal parenting attitude.

Relationship between satisfaction with adolescent extracurricular activities and social withdrawal: The mediating effect of self-esteem and sense of community

This study examines the effect of satisfaction with adolescent extracurricular activities on social withdrawal with a focus on the mediating effect of self-esteem and sense of community. We used data from the 3rd wave (2012) of the Korean Children and Youth Panel Survey (KCYPS) collected by the National Youth Policy Institute for path analysis. Participants were 1,139 first year middle school students who participated in adolescent extracurricular activities. First, the degree of satisfaction with the adolescent extracurricular activities had an indirect effect on social withdrawal via self-esteem. Second, satisfaction with the adolescent extracurricular activities had an indirect effect on social withdrawal via a sense of community. Lastly, satisfaction with adolescent extracurricular activities had an indirect effect on social withdrawal via self-esteem and a sense of community. The research findings indicate that the level of social withdrawal is less when adolescents are satisfied with adolescent extracurricular activities and have a high level of self-esteem and sense of community. The results demonstrate that a satisfactory level of adolescent extracurricular activity would help adolescents decrease their social withdrawal by increasing the level of self-esteem and sense of community. Keywords: adolescence, satisfaction with extracurricular activities, social withdrawal, self-esteem, sense of community

The Mediating Effect of Career Identity on the Association between Affection of Parent, Achievement Value and School Learning Activities on Adolescents

우리나라 청소년의 학교생활적응에 있어 학년이 높아질수록 학습활동의 중요성이 강조되고 있다. 본 연구는 구조방정식을 활용해 청소년 학습활동에 영향을 미치는 요인으로서 부모의 애정 및 청소년의 성취가치의 효과 및 진로정체감의 매개효과를 검증하고자 하였다. 연구대상은 한국청소년연구원에서 시행한 한국아동‧청소년패널조사 중학교 1학년 패널의 6차년도에 해당하는 고등학교 3학년 2,056명이었다. 분석 결과 부모의 애정은 진로정체감을 높이고, 학습활동을 높이고 있었으며, 성취가치 또한 진로정체감을 높이면서 학습활동에도 긍정적으로 영향을 미쳤다. 세부 경로를 살펴보면 성취가치와 부모의 애정은 학습활동에 직접적으로 긍정적인 영향을 미쳤으며, 진로정체감은 부모의 애정과 학습활동, 성취가치와 학습활동에 있어 매개변수로 작용하였다. 본 연구 결과를 통해 청소년의 학습활동을 적극적으로 일으키기 위해서는 우선 부모의 긍정적인 애정이 필요하고, 청소년의 성취가치를 제고시키는 노력이 필요하며, 이를 통해 진로정체감이 높으면 학습활동이 활발하게 일어날 수 있음을 알 수 있다. 또한, 학교와 가정에서 진로교육이 한층 제고되어야 함을 알 수 있다.The purpose of this study was to analysis the mediating effect of career identity on the association between affection of parent, achievement value and school learning activities on adolescents. The sixth panel data set from KCYPS(Korea Child Youth Panel Survey) beginning at 2010 of middle school grade 1st panel by the NYPI(National Youth Policy Institute) were used. The results of analysis were as follows: (a) achievement value, affection of parent had a significant direct effect on learning activities. (b) career identity had a significant direct effect on learning activities. (c) mediating effect of career identity was existed significantly between achievement value and learning activities. (d) mediating effect of career identity was existed significantly between affection of parent and learning activities. The results of this study imply that systematic career education with affection of parent and achievement value of adolescents should be developed for strengthening learning activities on adolescents.

Mediating Effects of Ego-resilience in the Relationship of Emotional Behavioral problems of Community Child Center Children’s and School Life adjustment

본 연구는 지역아동센터 이용 아동의 정서행동문제가 학교생활적응에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지와 정서행동문제와 학교생활적응의 관계에서 자아탄력성의 매개효과를 검증하였다. 이를 위해 보건복 지부 지역아동센터중앙지원단의 ‘지역아동센터 이용 패널조사 2014년도 2기 1차 조사 데이터를 사용하였으며, 지역아동센터 이용 초등학생 4학년 606명을 조사대상으로 선정하였다. 본 연구에서 분석방법은 기술통계, 상관관계, 신뢰도 및 요인분석, 각 변수 간의 인과관계 및 매개효과 검증을 위해 다중회귀분석을 실시하였다. 본 연구의 주요 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 정서행동문제가 자아탄력성에 자아탄력성이 학교생활적응에 통계적으로 유의미한 상관이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 자아탄력성은 정서행동문제와 학교생활적응의 관계에서 매개효과를 나타내는 것으로 확인되었 다. 이러한 연구결과를 바탕으로 지역아동센터 이용 아동들의 정서행동문제가 학교생활적응에 밀접한 관계가 있음을 확인하였으며, 자아탄력성이 정서행동문제로 인해 학교생활적응을 지원할 수 있는 매개역할을 하게 된다는 것을 알 수 있다.The purpose of this study was to the effect of ego-resilience on the relationship of community child center children’s emotional/behavioral problems and school life adjustment. Data from community child center child panel survey(fourth and fifth grade of elementary school) were analyzed, 606 4th –grade students in elementary school who were using the community child center were analyzed by means of the 1st survey data of 2014 community child center panel survey of National Youth Policy Institute(NYPI). Study findings are as follows: First, Emotional/behavioral problem has a statistically significant effect on ego – resilience, school life adjustment. Second, Ego - resilience was found to have mediating effects on the relationship between emotional/behavioral problem and school life adjustment. Based on the results of this study, it is shown that the emotional/behavioral problems of children in the local children center are closely related to school life adjustment, and ego - resilience plays a role to support adjustment to school life due to emotional/behavioral problems.

초등학교 학생들의 스포츠 활동이 스트레스 및 심리적 안녕감에 미치는 영향

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of sports participation in the relationships between sports participation and stress according to psychological well-being. In order to achieve the goal, this study was analyzed a data obtained from a survey of 3,048 elementary school students residing in 16 cities all over the country by National Youth Policy Institute as a method of multi-stage stratified cluster sampling in 2015 for the Right of the Child on the youth’s and children’s right in 2015 to report to the UN Committee. For this study, the empirical analysis including reliability analysis, exploratory factor analysis, correlation analysis, multiple regression, and hierarchical regression was conducted by using SPSS ver.20 program to examine the effects of sports participation in elementary school students. As the result, several noteworthy findings were observed. Firstly, sports participation had a statistically significant positive effect to reduce stress which means that more sports participation decreased the stress. Secondly, it was found that sports participation had a positive effect to increase the level of psychological well-being. Lastly, it was statistically testified that a variable of stress had a negative influence the psychological well-being.

Sexual Delinquency Process of Youth within the Smart phones

본 연구의 목적은 스마트폰 안에서 청소년의 성비행 경험과정을 알아보고 성비행에 영향을 미치는 요인을 탐색하는 것이다. 본 연구에서 적용한 자료는 한국청소년정책연구원의 ‘스마트시대 대중매체를 통한 청소년의 성상품화 대응방안’을 살펴보기 위해 실시한 심층면접자료를 사용하였다. 자료 분석은 질적 접근의 연구방법으로 근본적인 경험을 탐색하기에 유용한 Strauss & Corbin의 근거이론이 적용되었다. 본 연구의 연구문제는 스마트폰 안에서 청소년의 성비행 경험 과정은 어떠한가? 이다. 자료분석은 Strauss & Corbin(1998)이 고안한 일련의 순서에 따라 개방코딩은 상위범주 7개 하위범주 18개, 개념 86개를 도출하였다. 축코딩 결과 중심현상은 ‘다양한 성적 행위’였으며 이에 대한 인과적 조건은 ‘스마트폰 사용시간’, ‘음란물 접촉프로그램’, 맥락적 조건은 ‘열악한 환경’ 중재적 조건은 ‘미래에 대한 꿈과 성태도’, ‘친구관계’ 상호작용은 ‘부정적 경험’, 결과는 ‘부정적인 삶의 변화’로 나타났다. 과정분석으로 스마트폰을 통한 청소년의 성비행 경험과정은 노출단계, 공유단계, 행동단계로 도출되었다. 핵심범주는 ‘스마트폰 안에서의 성적 호기심과 장난이 성비행까지 이르는 삶의 변화’로 도출되었다. 본 연구결과로 안정된 가족유대관계, 친구관계 및 스마트폰 안에서 성비행을 차단할 수 있는 시스템 구축을 제언하였다.The purpose of this study was to explore and effect for various factors on the sexual delinquency of youth within the smart phones. Data was used collected from 10 samples depth interviews from National Youth Policy Institute Survey(NYPI)(2014). Analysis of the data was applied to the ‘grounded theory’ method of qualitative research methods suggested by Strauss and Corbin(1998). Research questions of this study is that what is sexual delinquency making process of youth within the smart phones? The data was analyzed by the procedures of grounded theory- open coding, performed conceptualization(86) sub-categorization(18) and categorization(7). The main results of the study as following: in axial coding the casual conditions was ‘the using time of smart phones’ and ‘pornography program’; central phenomena were ‘diversification of sexual delinquency’; the contextual conditions were ‘a poor environment’; the intervention conditions were ‘vision for the future and sexual attitude’ ‘friend relationship’; the strategy of action/interaction was ‘experience of negative’; the result showed ‘change of negative life’. The core category in selective coding was ‘within the smart phone, sexual curiosity and sexual mischief eventually results in sexual delinquency, which leads to the change of life’. Based on the core category, the type of sexual delinquency into three core categories. This study explained the implications and limitations of the findings at the practical levels.

The Mediated Effect of Self-Esteem and Ego-Resilience in the Relationship Between Peer Attachment and Multicultural Acceptance of the Youth

본 연구는 청소년의 또래애착과 다문화수용성의 관계에서 자아존중감과 자아탄력성이 매개효과를 보이는지 살펴보는 것을 목적으로 하였다. 연구대상자는 한국청소년정책연구원이 수집한 한국아동·청소년 패널조사(KCYPS)로 초1-중1의 7차년도 2001명의 데이터를 사용하였다. 사용된 자료는 SPSS 21.0 프로그램과 AMOS 21.0 프로그램을 이용하여 구조방정식 분석을 실시하였다. 연구결과 청소년의 또래애착이 다문화수용성에 직접적인 영향을 미치고 있었고 자아존중감과 자아탄력성을 매개하여 다문화수용성에 간접적으로 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 청소년의 또래애착이 자아존중감과 자아탄력 성은 물론이고 다문화수용성을 함양하는데 도움이 될 수 있음을 시사한다. 이러한 결과를 토대로 청소년을 대상으로 하는 수업 속에서 또래애착이 형성되어 자아존중감과 자아탄력성을 증진시키는데 실천적인 기초자료로 활용될 수 있는 방안을 다문화수용성 함양 측면에서 제안하였다.This study aimed to investigate the mediated effect of self-esteem and ego-resilience on the relationship between peer attachment and the multicultural acceptance of the youth. The subjects of the study were 2001 students from the 1st grade class of the elementary school to the 1st grade of middle school. The data used for this study were collected from the subjects by the National Youth Policy Institute from KCYPS (Korean Children & Youth Panel Survey) in the 7th year. This study analyzed a structural equation with SPSS21.0 Program and AMOS 21.0 Program. As a result, the youth s peer attachment had a direct influence on multicultural acceptance and had an indirect influence on a multicultural acceptance by the mediation of self-esteem and ego-resilience. The results suggest that the peer attachment of the youth is helpful to fostering multicultural acceptance as well as self-esteem and ego-resilience. Based On these results, this study proposed, in the aspect of fostering the youth s multicultural acceptance, the way to use peer attachment as a practical fundamental material for lessons so that at the educational location the teacher can help the youth generate peer attachment and improve self-esteem and ego-resilience.

Do Types of Employment Matter in Explaining Juvenile Delinquency? A Longitudinal Study of South Korean Youth

This study examines the effects of job type on crime and substance use. The longitudinal panel data from the Korean Youth Panel Survey conducted by the National Youth Policy Institute are utilized to explore this question. Results from the fixed effects models show that a job status change from nonworker to worker holding an informal job increases the chance of participating in crime and substance use. Interestingly, a job status change from nonworker to worker holding a formal job is not associated with an involvement in crime and delinquency. In addition, it shows that the effects of job type on crime and delinquency are not varied by gender except for an intensive female worker who holds a formal job.

Family and School Factors on Adolescent Fear of Crime: Focusing on Comparing the level of Fear of Crime

이 연구는 청소년의 범죄에 대한 두려움에 영향을 미치는 가정 및 학교요인에 밝히는 것을 목적으로, 두려움 수준에 따른 대별되는 특성을 검증하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 한국청소년정책연구원에서 제공하는 ‘한국 아동･청소년 인권실태 연구Ⅴ’의 횡단데 이터를 활용하여 전국의 중･고등학생 총 7,121명의 청소년을 대상으로 분석을 실시하였다. 분석 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 통제 변인으로 투입된 성별, 거주지역 규모, 주관적 경제상황, 가정형태에 따라 범죄에 대한 두려움의 차이는 보였으나, 학교급, 학년에 따른 차이는 통계적으로 유의하지 않았다. 둘째, 범죄에 대한 두려움의 수준이 낮은 집단일수록 가정과 학교에서 스스로가 존중을 받고 있다는 인식이 컸고, 또한 두려움이 큰 집단일수록 가정에서의 불화 정도를 높게 느끼고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 범죄에 대한 두려움이 큰 집단일수록 학교 문화 및 만족도에 대한 부정적 인식과 학교폭력 피해 경험이 큰 것으로 나타났고, 특히 ‘두려운 편이다’라고 응답한 집단은 온라인 피해가, ‘매우 두렵다’고 응답한 집단은 오프라인 피해가 유의미하게 큰 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 청소년의 범죄에 대한 두려움을 낮추기 위한 가정과 학교의 역할을 논하였다.The purpose of this study is to explore the characteristics of fear of crime in the family and school. To achieve this purpose, this study analyzes cross-sectional data of study on the actual condition of human rights for adolescents in Korea provided by ‘National Youth Policy Institute’ among a total of 7,121 adolescents in middle and high schools. The outcome of this demonstrates if various factors have a significant effect with level of fear of crime. First, there is a significant distinction in fear of crime according to gender, size of residential area, subjective economic situation, and type of family, but the distinction according to either middle or high school students and years in school is not statistically significant. Next, the lower the level of fear of crime, the higher the perception of self-esteem in family and school, and the higher the members of family fears, the higher level of family conflict they recognize. Finally, the higher the fear of crime, the greater the negative perception of school culture and satisfaction, and the greater the experience of school violence. Especially, while the group that responded ‘I am afraid’ shows that online bullying is significantly higher, another group that responded ‘I am very afraid’ shows significant offline bullying. Based on these results, this study discusses the role of family and school to decrease the fear of crime in adolescents.

A Longitudinal Study of Bullying Victimization and Depression: Mediating Effects of Self-esteem and Self-resilience

Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating effects of self-esteem and self-resilience while identifying the relationship between bullying victimization (being bullied) and depression based on a longitudinal study design. Methods Participants were a adolescent cohort of 1,971 middle school students participating in 2013 and 2014 Korean Children and Youth Panel Survey conducted by National Youth Policy Institute. Data were analyzed by Pearson’s Correlation and regression. Results The major findings are as follows. First, self-esteem and self-resilience were positively related to each other and negatively related to depression and bullying victimization. Second, bullying victimization effected the level of depression of adolescents and self-esteem played a mediating role between bullying victimization and depression while self-resilience did not. Conclusion The results suggest that emotional factors continue to play an important role in promoting psychological adjustment of victims of bullying and, therefore, interventions are more likely to be successful if they focus on emotional skills development of adolescents.

A study on the effect of child abuse on persistent juvenile delinquency

본 연구는 성장기 학대경험이 청소년의 비행지속에 미치는 영향에서 공격성과 학교부적응의 순차적 매개효과를 검증하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 한국아동·아동청소년패널조사(Korean Children & Youth Panel Survey, KCYPS)의 중학교 1학년 패널의 2차년도 및 4차년도의 자료를 사용하여 중학교 2학년 때의 성장기 학대경험이 고등학교 1학년 때의 공격성, 학교부적응, 그리고 비행지속에 미치는 영향을 검증하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 중학교 2학년 당시의 성장기 학대경험은 고등학교 1학년 시점의 비행지속에 직접적인 영향을 보이지는 않았지만, 공격성에는 직접적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 검증되었다. 둘째, 공격성은 학교부적응에 유의미한 영향을 미치지만 비행지속에 직접적인 영향을 미치지는 않는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 학교부적응은 비행지속에 유의미한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났는데, 이로써 성장기 학대경험에서 공격성, 학교부적응, 그리고 비행지속에 이르는 순차적 매개효과가 검증되었다. 결과를 바탕으로 이들의 비행 중단을 도모하기 위한 학교를 위시한 지역사회 유관 자원의 정책적·실천적 제언을 제시하였다.The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of child abuse on persistent juvenile delinquency focusing on the sequential mediating effect of aggression and school maladjustment. In order to achieve this purpose, the study utilizes Korean Children & Youth Panel Survey(KCYPS), which is conducted by National Youth Policy Institute(NYPI). The analysis data integrated second and fourth wave of panel data of 1st year middle school students in order to achieve purpose. The results of the study are the following: First, the experience of child abuse during 2nd year of middle school does not have a direct effect on persistent juvenile delinquency but shows to have an influence on aggression. Second, aggression has a significant effect on school maladjustment, however, does not have a direct influence on the delinquency. Third, school maladjustment has shown a significant effect on the persistent juvenile delinquency. The outcome indicates a sequential mediating effect: (1)teenagers who embraced child abusive experiences are more likely to be offensive than those who have not (2)the aggression leads to school maladjustment, (3)and finally, this in turn triggers the persistency of juvenile delinquency. From these results, the study suggests political and practical implications for schools, local communities, and other resources to deter further juvenile delinquency.

The Effects of Family Risk Factors on Teenagers’ Life Satisfaction: The Mediating Effect of Career Identity

본 연구는 청소년의 삶의 만족도에 영향을 미치는 가정위험요인을 파악하고 청소년의 진로정체감이 가정위험요인과 삶의 만족도에서 매개변수로서 역할을 수행하는지에 대한 구조적 관계를 조사하였다. 분석 자료는 한국청소년정책연구원의 한국아동⋅청소년패널조사 5차년도 자료(KCYPS, 2014)를 활용하였으며, 연구대상은 고등학교 2학년 1,752명을 대상으로 하였다. 분석결과로서 구조방정식 연구모형의 적합도는 적절한 수준으로 나타났으며, 가정의 방임변수가 청소년의 삶의 만족과 진로정체감에 모두 영향을 미치는 변수로 확인되었다. 또한 변수들 간의 구조적 관련성 분석결과에서 진로정체감 변수는 청소년 삶의 만족도에 영향을 미치는 보호변인이면서 동시에 가정위험요인과 삶의 만족도에서 매개 역할을 수행하는 것으로 나타났다. 끝으로, 연구결과에 대한 학문적인 논의와 청소년 삶의 만족도를 향상시킬 수 있는 실천적인 제언 및 학문적 과제들이 제시되었다.The objective of this study is to identify the risk factors and to explain the mediating effect of teenagers’ career on life satisfaction. The analysis was conducted on the basis of secondary data from the 5th Year Data of Korean Children & Youth Panel Survey established by the National Youth Policy Institute. A total of 1,752 high school students were analyzed by the structural equation model. Two noticeable findings were discovered. First, family abuse is as a very important variable that influences teenagers’ life satisfaction and career identity. Second, the teenagers’ career identity emerged not only as protection variables but also as mediator for decreasing the negative effects of the family risk factors on the teenagers’ lives. The authors discussed the implication of the major findings in relation to the adolescent’s life stratification and suggested practical recommendations to improve the satisfaction of youth life in South Korea.

민주적 부모양육태도가 또래애착을 매개로 중학생의 자아정체감에 미치는 영향

The objective of this study was to examine the mediating effects of peer attachment(peer confidence and peer alienation) in the effects of democratic parenting attitude(parental affection and parental monitoring) on middle school students’ ego identity. For the study, 2,088 first grade middle schoolers’ data of Korea Children Youth Panel Study administered by National Youth Policy Institute were utilized. Structural equation modeling was used for data analysis. The results of the study were as follows: First, both parental affection and parental monitoring positively influenced the ego identity of middle school students. Second, both parental affection and parental monitoring had a positive effect on peer confidence and a negative effect on peer alienation. Third, peer confidence affected the ego identity of middle school students positively and peer alienation influenced it negatively. Fourth, the results of decomposition effect analysis revealed that parental affection and parental monitoring had statistically significant total and indirect effects on the middle schoolers’ ego identity. Based on the study results, practical implications to help the establishment and achievement of adolescents’ ego identity were suggested.

The influence of strain factors, social control factors, self-control and computer use on adolescent cyber delinquency: Korean National Panel Study

This study examined how cyber delinquency changes over time and we identified how predictors influence these changes. We analyzed Korean Youth Panel data collected by the National Youth Policy Institute over five years for 2844 Korean adolescents living in 7 metropolitan cities and 8 provinces, using hierarchical linear modeling. The results are as follows. Cyber delinquency linearly increased over time. Greater computer use and perceived stress were related to more cyber delinquency, while greater self-control ability and community attachment were associated with less cyber delinquency. More computer use and offline bullying victimization were related to an acceleration of the increase of cyber delinquency over time. While, greater self-control ability was associated with a deceleration of the increase of cyber delinquency as time passed. The strongest predictor was amount of computer use, followed by self-control, and then by offline bullying victimization.