@article{ref1,
title="Association between interpersonal relationship among high-school students and mental health",
journal="Environmental health and preventive medicine",
year="2010",
author="Okada, M. and Suzue, T. and Jitsunari, F.",
volume="15",
number="1",
pages="57-62",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: Adolescents have many anxieties, and having someone to consult is important for them to maintain their mental health. This study examines: whether students have someone to consult; if they have, whether there are differences in their depressive state and in their degree of satisfaction with their school lives depending on whom they consult; and how their mental health is affected by their human relations. <br><br>METHODS: Persons whom high-school students consult about their worries, Depression Self-Rating Scale for Children (DSRS-C), and satisfaction of high-school students with their school lives were surveyed in 2,646 students of public high schools in A Prefecture, and the persons selected for consultation were classified into four groups (&quot;no one,&quot; &quot;friends,&quot; &quot;adults,&quot; and &quot;friends and adults&quot;) and analyzed. <br><br>RESULTS: In terms of whom they consult we found that high-school students, especially girls, frequently consult &quot;friends and adults.&quot; Mean DSRS-C score was significantly higher for those who consulted &quot;no one&quot; than for those who consulted &quot;friends&quot; or &quot;friends and adults.&quot; Regarding hopelessness, the mean score of those who consulted &quot;no one&quot; was significantly higher than for those who consulted &quot;friends and adults.&quot; Those who consulted &quot;no one&quot; had significantly lower mean score for satisfaction with school life than did those who consulted &quot;friends and adults.&quot; Conclusions: Most of the students selected &quot;friends and adults&quot; for persons to consult, but boys were more likely to have &quot;no one&quot; to consult. Students (boys and girls) having no one to consult are likely to be more depressive and less satisfied with their school lives. © 2009 The Japanese Society for Hygiene.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1342-078X",
doi="10.1007/s12199-009-0108-7",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12199-009-0108-7"
}