Abstract—The main purpose of this study is to execute
cross-sectional study among difference in depression among
Korean Juveniles by using Korea Youth Panel Survey data is as
follows: first, to disclose the cross-sectional trend of depression
and second, to verify the influence of ecological factors which
affects the alterations in depression. Results showed that
according to unconditional model, adolescents` depression
significantly decreases between second year of middle school
and third year of high school as the average change rate was
negatively significant. In the conditional model, gender,
self-control, peer attachment were positively and parental
attachment, community attachment were negatively influenced
on initial status of depression. And self-control, a number of
intimate friends and peer attachment were negatively
influenced and parental attachment was positively influenced
on change rate.
Index Terms—Ecological systems theory, HLM, Juvenile
depression.
The authors are with the Graduate School of Social Welfare, Yonsei
University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-749, South Korea
(e-mail:sunny2719@yonsei.ac.kr, jayoungcho@yonsei.ac.kr).
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Cite: Jisun Lee and Jayoung Cho, " The Effect of Ecological Factors on Adolescent‟s Changes
in Depression," International Journal of Social Science and Humanity vol. 5, no. 6, pp. 525-529, 2015.