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Factors related to adolescent mental health and oral symptoms: the 20th Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey

  • Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene
  • Abbr : J Korean Soc Dent Hyg
  • 2025, 25(3), pp.207~213
  • DOI : 10.13065/jksdh.2025.25.3.3
  • Publisher : Korean Society of Dental Hygiene
  • Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Dentistry
  • Received : May 15, 2025
  • Accepted : June 10, 2025
  • Published : June 30, 2025

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1송원대학교 간호학과
2송원대학교 치위생학과

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ABSTRACT

Objectives: Using data of 54,653 individuals from the 20th Youth Online Health Behavior Survey, examine the relationship between adolescent mental health and oral symptoms of experience. Methods: General characteristics, mental health status, and oral symptoms experience were analyzed using chi-square tests. Complex sample logistic regression was used to identify factors affecting oral symptoms experience. Results: Male students had a 0.86 times lower oral symptoms experience than females. Students with high and middle economic status had a 0.73 and a 0.85 times lower experiences than those with low status. Compared to students with low academic achievement, those with high and middle academic achievement had a 1.14 and a 1.16 times higher symptom experiences, respectively. In the case of non-drinkers, the rate was 0.76 times lower, and in the case of healthy subjects, the rate of experiencing oral symptoms was 0.54 times lower than in the case of not healthy subjects, and in the case of usually subjects, the rate was 0.71 times lower. Students without depression, suicidal thoughts, loneliness, and anxiety had 0.89, 0.95, 0.77, and 0.53 times lower symptom experiences, respectively. Conclusions: Given the strong association between mental health and oral symptom experience, it is important to develop and implement preventive programs that support mental and oral health in adolescents through comprehensive education.

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