본 연구의 목적은 청소년의 긍정적 정신건강 유형에서의 성차를 조사하는 것이다. 이를 위해 본 연구에서는 2015년에 시행된 제11차 청소년건강행태온라인조사에 참여한 청소년 자료를 활용하였다. 이 조사에 참여한 청소년은 68,043명(남자 35,204명, 여자 32,839명)이었다. 본 연구에서는 남학생과 여학생이 Keyes(2002)의 분류에 의한 긍정적 정신건강 유형에 따른 차이를 보이는지를 살펴보았다. 그 결과, 정신적 번영 유형과 심리적 부적응 유형에 비해 정신적 쇠약 유형과 분투 유형에서 상대적으로 더 큰 성차가 관찰되었다. 여학생의 경우, 남학생에 비해 상대적으로 나이가 들어감에 따라 정신적 쇠약 유형이 더 증가하는 패턴을 나타냈다. 반면에 남학생의 경우, 여학생에 비해 나이가 들어감에 따라 분투 유형이 더 증가하는 패턴을 나타냈다. 이러한 결과는 청소년의 긍정적 정신건강 유형에서 성차가 존재할 가능성을 시사한다. 끝으로, 본 연구의 시사점과 제한점 및 추후 연구에 대한 제언이 논의되었다.
The purpose of the present study was to examine gender differences in positive mental health types of adolescents. For this purpose, the present study analyzed the data from 2015 Korea Youth Health Risk Behavior Web-based Survey collected by the Korean Center for Disease Control. The participants were 68,043 adolescents (35,204 males, 32,839 females) who participated in the survey. The present study investigated whether there were gender differences according to positive mental health types suggested by Keyes and Lopez(2002). The results showed that the languishing group and the struggling group exhibited greater gender differences than the flourishing group and the maladjustment group. With increasing age, languishing type cases increased among females students while struggling type cases increased among male students. These findings suggest gender differences in positive mental health types of adolescents. Lastly, the limitations and implications of the present study, and directions for future research were discussed.
The purpose of the present study was to examine gender differences in positive mental health types of adolescents. For this purpose, the present study analyzed the data from 2015 Korea Youth Health Risk Behavior Web-based Survey collected by the Korean Center for Disease Control. The participants were 68,043 adolescents (35,204 males, 32,839 females) who participated in the survey. The present study investigated whether there were gender differences according to positive mental health types suggested by Keyes and Lopez(2002). The results showed that the languishing group and the struggling group exhibited greater gender differences than the flourishing group and the maladjustment group. With increasing age, languishing type cases increased among females students while struggling type cases increased among male students. These findings suggest gender differences in positive mental health types of adolescents. Lastly, the limitations and implications of the present study, and directions for future research were discussed.
