Mental health states and influencing factors of risky and problem drinking in South Korean female adolescents

Parental corporal punishment and adolescent drinking: the protective role of personal growth initiative and gender difference

“…Adolescent girls are more vulnerable to developing alcohol use disorder (AUD) than boys. While research conducted in another Asian country (i.e., Korea) has shown that more adolescent boys are drinkers than girls, adolescent girls who do drink exhibit higher rates of risky drinking behavior than boys ( Jeon et al, 2020 ). Furthermore, adolescent girls are more likely to experience stressful life events, and are more susceptible to neurodevelopmental deficits, which can impair attention performance and lead to thinner frontal cortical development in girls with drinking disorders as compared to boys.…”

“…It is also recommended that further research investigate other positive personality traits that may be beneficial for reducing drinking behavior among adolescent boys. It is concerning that the drinking rate among Chinese teenagers has been gradually increasing from 2002 to 2016, and this trend may continue in the future ( Jeon et al, 2020 ). Therefore, we hope that our study can serve as a basis for the cultivation of positive psychological qualities (e.g., PGI) in teenagers, which may help to mitigate their drinking behavior and improve their overall well-being.…”

Resilience and symptoms of depression and anxiety in adolescents: the mediating role of fear of missing out

“…It has been elucidated that during adolescence, there is a heightened vulnerability to the emergence of mental health issues such as depression (Thapar et al, 2012). Mental health problems among adolescents have been reported in Hong Kong (Yuen et al, 2019), Korea (Jeon et al, 2020), China (Chi et al, 2021), Taiwan (Jhang, 2020), Bangladesh (Moonajilin et al, 2020), and Indonesia (Kaloeti et al, 2019). The mental health challenges encountered by adolescents can be attributed to a variety of factors, including exposure to acute stressful events such as personal injuries and bereavement, as well as enduring chronic hardships such as poverty, bullying, family conflicts, abuse, and physical illness (Badr et al, 2018;Collishaw, 2015;Eyuboglu et al, 2021;Thapar et al, 2012).…”