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The Association between Adverse Childhood and Adulthood Experiences, Social Isolation, Loneliness, and Depression among Young Adults in South Korea.

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  • Author(s): Bae SM;Bae SM
  • Source:
    International journal of environmental research and public health [Int J Environ Res Public Health] 2023 Oct 09; Vol. 20 (19). Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 09.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: MDPI Country of Publication: Switzerland NLM ID: 101238455 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1660-4601 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 16604601 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Int J Environ Res Public Health Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: Basel : MDPI, c2004-
    • Subject Terms:
      Loneliness* ; Depression*/epidemiology; Male ; Female ; Adolescent ; Humans ; Child ; Young Adult ; Social Isolation ; Regression Analysis ; Republic of Korea/epidemiology
    • Abstract:
      This study examined the association between social isolation, loneliness, and depressive symptoms among young adults in South Korea after controlling for sociodemographic variables, adverse child and adult experiences, and perceived health status. The researcher analyzed the data of 2014 young adults aged 18-34 years from the Youth Social Economic Survey using hierarchical multiple regression analysis conducted with IBM SPSS Statistics 28.0. Among the sociodemographic variables, sex, education, and household income were significantly related to depressive symptoms. Females reported higher levels of depressive symptoms than males, and those attending college or having a college (or higher) degree reported lower levels of depressive symptoms than those with a high-school diploma or lower. Higher household income was associated with lower levels of depressive symptoms. Perceived health status was negatively associated with depressive symptoms, while adverse childhood and adulthood experiences, social isolation, and loneliness were positively associated with it. Among the major independent variables, loneliness was most strongly related to depressive symptoms, whereas social isolation had the weakest relevance to it. The prediction model proposed explained 32.7% of the variance in depressive symptoms and was considered good. Therefore, focusing on loneliness may be more important than focusing on social isolation to prevent and deal with depressive symptoms among young adults.
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    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: adverse adulthood experiences; adverse childhood experiences; depressive symptoms; loneliness; social isolation; young adult
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20231014 Date Completed: 20231023 Latest Revision: 20231024
    • Publication Date:
      20231215
    • Accession Number:
      PMC10572693
    • Accession Number:
      10.3390/ijerph20196900
    • Accession Number:
      37835170