J Korean Acad Child Health Nurs.  2010 Oct;16(4):297-303.

Effect of Self-differentiation and Family Function on Mental Health in Adolescents

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  • 1Department of Nursing, Dongseo University, Busan, Korea. lhs7878@hanmail.net

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship of self-differentiation, family function and mental health among adolescents.
METHODS
The data were collected from 967 adolescents and analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Scheffe's test, Pearson correlation coefficient and Stepwise multiple regression with the SPSS program.
RESULTS
Mental health differed according to grades, sibling position, father's education and mother's education. Self-differentiation and family function had a significant negative correlation with mental health. Multiple regression analysis showed recognition.emotional function, emotional cutoff and family projection as influencing self-differentiation, Grades, affective responsiveness in family function, and sibling position explained 20.8% of the total variance in mental health.
CONCLUSION
The findings show that self-differentiation and family function influence mental health, indicating a need to develop nursing intervention programs to enhance adolescents' mental health and prevent negative outcomes. For these programs, the family must be included.

Keyword

Adolescent; Self-concept; Family relations; Mental health

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Family Relations
Humans
Mental Health
Siblings
Child Health
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