| Depression and Fear about Maturation in Girls with Precocious Puberty and Depression and Anxiety in Their Mothers |
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Min Ju Lee, Seong Hwan Baek, Sin Ae
Park |
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Department of Pediatrics, Presbyterian Medical Center, Jeonju, Korea |
| 성조숙증 여아의 우울 및 성숙불안과 어머니의 우울 및 불안 |
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이민주, 백성환, 박신애 |
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전주 예수병원 소아청소년과 |
Correspondence:
Sin Ae
Park,
Email: psinai@hanmail.net
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| Abstract |
Purpose
This study investigated depression and anxiety in girls with precocious puberty and in their mothers.
Method
This study recruited 75 girls treated with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) and their mothers from October 2017 to April 2018. The girls completed the Korean Children’s Depression Inventory (K- CDI) and Maturity Fear Scale (MFS), and their mothers were surveyed with the Korean Beck Depression Inventory (K-BDI) and Korean Beck Anxiety Inventory (K-BAI).
Results
The K-BDI scores showed statistically significant differences according to girl’s age (p<0.016) and household income (p<0.037). The anxiety scores showed statistically significant differences according to girls’ Body Mass Index (BMI) (p<0.029) and household income (p<0.005). There was a positive correlation between depression in girls and mothers (r=0.264, p<0.050).
Conclusion
Our findings suggest a need for understanding and counseling for depression in both girls’ and their mothers during the process of diagnosis and treatment for precocious puberty. |
| Key Words:
precocious puberty, depression, anxiety, fear |
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