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Support from superiors reduces depression in Republic of Korea military officers

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dc.contributor.author박은철-
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-28T17:46:49Z-
dc.date.available2021-12-28T17:46:49Z-
dc.date.issued2021-12-
dc.identifier.issn2633-3767-
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/187264-
dc.description.abstractBackground: The prevalence of depression is relatively high in the Korean military. Social support is a protective factor against depression and is classified into four categories: emotional support-having the sense of feeling loved; instrumental support-receiving material assistance; informational support-receiving advice; appraisal support-feeling valued and respected for one's abilities. Objective: To investigate the effect of support from one's superior on depression among Republic of Korea (ROK) military officers. Methods: 2047 participants from the 2015 Military Health Survey were included in the study. The Korean version of the Beck Depression Inventory was used to measure depression, and a self-reported questionnaire was used to assess support from one's superior. A chi-squared test and multiple logistic regression were used to analyse the data. Results: Of the 2047 participants, 177 (8.6%) had depression. Military officers who did not receive support from their superior were more likely to have depression than than those who did receive support (OR=2.09, 95% CI 1.30 to 3.36). Additionally, military personnel who did not receive emotional or appraisal support were more likely to have depression (emotional support: OR=2.37, 95% CI 1.31 to 4.29; appraisal support: OR=1.56, 95% CI 1.48 to 2.75). Conclusions: Our study found that depression in military officers was associated with lack of support from superiors. In particular, emotional support and appraisal support had a statistically significant effect. Therefore, we suggest that the ROK armed forces consider early intervention and management for high-risk groups. A social support programme and organisational atmosphere are also needed to improve supportive ability and skills of superiors.-
dc.description.statementOfResponsibilityopen-
dc.languageEnglish-
dc.publisherBMJ Publishing Group Ltd.-
dc.relation.isPartOfBMJ MILITARY HEALTH-
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 2.0 KR-
dc.subject.MESHDepression* / epidemiology-
dc.subject.MESHHealth Surveys-
dc.subject.MESHHumans-
dc.subject.MESHMilitary Personnel*-
dc.subject.MESHRepublic of Korea / epidemiology-
dc.subject.MESHSurveys and Questionnaires-
dc.titleSupport from superiors reduces depression in Republic of Korea military officers-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.contributor.collegeCollege of Medicine (의과대학)-
dc.contributor.departmentDept. of Preventive Medicine and Public Health (예방의학교실)-
dc.contributor.googleauthorSeon Yeong Woo-
dc.contributor.googleauthorH J Kim-
dc.contributor.googleauthorB R Kim-
dc.contributor.googleauthorH C Ahn-
dc.contributor.googleauthorB N Jang-
dc.contributor.googleauthorE-C Park-
dc.identifier.doi10.1136/jramc-2019-001343-
dc.contributor.localIdA01618-
dc.relation.journalcodeJ04065-
dc.identifier.eissn2633-3775-
dc.identifier.pmid32111677-
dc.subject.keyworddepression & mood disorders-
dc.subject.keywordmental health-
dc.subject.keywordoccupational & industrial medicine-
dc.contributor.alternativeNamePark, Eun-Chul-
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthor박은철-
dc.citation.volume167-
dc.citation.number6-
dc.citation.startPage378-
dc.citation.endPage382-
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationBMJ MILITARY HEALTH, Vol.167(6) : 378-382, 2021-12-
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