Research as we know can
benefit children and their families in many ways. As I continue to move forward
with my research simulation, I have been reading up on studies that affect
children and their families, particularly aggression. I found a very
interesting research article about a study done on first graders in South Korea
who exhibit depression, aggression, and suicidal ideations. The participants
consisted of 707 first grade students and their mothers. The study was
conducted in five schools in South Korea.
In the past ten years there
has been a rise in suicidal rates amongst juveniles in South Korea. Performing a study with children as young as
age seven could provide information on whether or not early intervention
programs will work, how early the onset
of these behaviors occur, and possible give some understanding as to why these
behaviors are happening in children.
What I found interesting in
this study is that children as young as seven years old are suffering from
depression and aggression, leading to suicidal thoughts. Research
such as this, leads me wanting to know if the environment plays a role in the
on set of depression, aggression, and suicidal thoughts in adolescents.
Min, H. J., Duk-In Jon,
Myung, H. J., Hong, N., Song, M. A., Young, S. K., . . . Hong, H. J. (2012).
Depression, aggression, and suicidal ideation in first graders: A school-based
cross-sectional study. Comprehensive
Psychiatry, 53(8), 1145-52. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2012.05.004
Steffanie, depression is a horrible feeling, I know from experience. I am on medication for clinical depression and I can not imagine what it would be like for a child who does not have support to go through depression. When my grandson was over medicated for ADHD he experienced horrible bouts of depression at an early age. Because I was able to connect with him he did not get to the point of wanting to kill himself, but he thought he was not worth anything.
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