ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Association between Sexual Behavior and Depression in South Korean Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study.
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- Genetic Association of Sexual Behavior, Sildenafil, and Hormonal Contraceptives With Mental Disorders.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2026Article
- Sex- specific interplay of combined lifestyle patterns and their association with depressive symptoms among Chinese adolescents: a school-based cross-sectional study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Combined patterns of physical activity, screen-based sedentary behaviour, and sleep duration and their associations with depressive symptoms in Chinese adolescents.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Combination of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption, screen-based sedentary time, and sleep duration and their association with South Korean adolescents' mental health.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Temporal Trends and Differences in Sexuality among Depressed and Non-Depressed Adults in the United States.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Depressive Symptoms and Their Associated Factors in Vocational-Technical School Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Association of Nighttime Sleep Duration with Depressive Symptoms and Its Interaction with Regular Physical Activity among Chinese Adolescent Girls.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
Adolescent depression and suicide have become leading public health and socioeconomic problems. Determining the connection between adolescent behavior and depression can inform strategies to reduce the prevalence of depression and suicide. We investigated the association between sexual behavior and depression in South Korean adolescents. Data for this cross-sectional study were obtained from the 2017-2019 Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-Based Survey. Data of 178,664 subjects were analyzed using chi-square tests and multivariate logistic regression. After adjusting for covariates, the prevalence of depression was found to be higher in subjects with experience of sexual intercourse (adjusted odds ratio = 1.71, 95% confidence interval = 1.59-1.83 in boys; adjusted odds ratio = 1.47, confidence interval = 1.33-1.61 in girls). On categorizing subjects into two groups based on suicidality, subjects with sexual intercourse experience had higher odds ratios for depression with suicidality (aOR:2.16 in boys, aOR:1.80in girls) than depression without suicidality (aOR:1.49 in boys, aOR:1.25 in girls). We identified the relationship between sexual behavior and the prevalence of depression; adolescents with experience of sexual intercourse were more likely to have depression with suicidality. Further research using prospective designs should serve as the basis for appropriate sex education policies to manage the relationship between sexual behavior and depression.
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