| A study on the attitudes of middle school students concerning height |
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Won Derk Lee, Jae Wook Lieu, Jun Wha Lee, Joo Seok Lee, Kyung Lae Cho |
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Department of Pediatrics, Masan Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Masan, Korea |
| 중학교 2학년 학생들의 키에 대한 인식 연구 |
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이원덕, 유재욱, 이준화, 이주석, 조경래 |
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성균관대학교 의과대학 마산삼성병원 소아청소년과 |
Correspondence:
Kyung Lae Cho, Email: pedikyung@yahoo.co.kr
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| Abstract |
Purpose
: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the attitudes of middle-school students about height and their behaviors related to height gain.
Methods
: One thousand four hundred twenty two middle-school students were included. We requested that the students complete a battery of questionnaires asking about problems associated with height.
Results
: There was a clear difference between real height and desired height. Most students (83.7%) had height dissatisfaction. Most students (91.1%) were concerned about their height. Few students made efforts to improve their height, even though most students had height dissatisfaction and were concerned about their height. Herbal medicine had a tendency to become popularized in treatments for height. Students generally did not judge their friends by height, but there was a small tendency to ignore shorter friends and to feel a sense of inferiority around taller friends. Most students had a greater desire to have a beautiful face than a good body, especially to be tall. Most students thought that there would be some handicaps in life if they had a short stature.
Conclusion
: The attitudes and concerns about height in adolescence should be understood, and recognized as one aspect of treatment for problems associated with height. |
| Key Words:
Height |
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