Depression in the elementary students: A structural equation modeling approach Kim Kyoungeun1, Choi Junghyun2,* 1Department of Childwelfare, Namseoul University, Cheonan, 31020, South Korea 2Department of Nursing, Namseoul University, Cheonan, 31020, South Korea *Corresponding Author: Junghyun Choi Professor, Department of Nursing, Namseoul University, Korea Email: jhc@nsu.ac.kr
Online published on 16 October, 2018. Abstract This study aimed to test a model linking parents’ negative parenting and children's peer attachment to children's self-resilience, and ultimately to children's depression. Data were collected from the second The Nation Youth Policy Institute (NYPI) panel survey of 2015. The participants in 2015 were 6th grade elementary students who agreed to take part in the study.. Pearson Product Moment Correlations, Structural Equation Model and several descriptive statistics were used. The number of study participants was 2, 067 students in 5th grade of elementary school. There were significant positive correlations between negative parenting and child depression. This study showed parent's negative parenting and children's self-resilience are prominent predictors of child depression. Also, parent's negative parenting and peer attachment indirectly influence on child depression via children's self-resilience. This study confirmed the importance of environmental factors in lowering children's depression. Helping children to establish positive peer attachment is important to prevent children's depression. Therefore, education and interventions for preventing depression should target for promoting self-resilience. Top Keywords Negative parenting, Peer attachment, Self-resilience, Depression, Elementary students. Top |