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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to analyze the latest trends in research on adolescent highly-caffeinated drink consumption and to provide foundational data for future research directions. Methods: Twelve articles published in domestic journals between 2013 and 2023 were selected through a quality assessment and analyzed. Results: The major findings categorized factors influencing adolescent highly-caffeinated beverage consumption into 'addiction factors,' 'health factors,' and 'change factors.' Conclusion: The analysis of trends in factors related to adolescent highly-caffeinated beverage consumption research indicates that previous studies have focused on exploring variables interacting with caffeinated beverage consumption and those causing caffeinated consumption, aiming to manage them. In the future, efforts should be directed towards identifying and managing variables causing physical and psychological changes related to adolescent highly-caffeinated beverage consumption.

Purpose: This study aims to provide foundational data for rational and effective task allocation by thoroughly understanding the task allocation experiences of school nurses working in schools with 36 or more classes, where two nurses are assigned. Methods: Data were collected from 12 school nurses working in schools with 36 or more classrooms through in-depth interviews conducted between June 2023 and January 2024. Results: Through inductive content analysis, four major themes and fourteen sub-themes were identified. The four major themes were: the existence of various task division processes, changes in task execution methods, the emergence of positive effects due to the deployment of two school nurses, and the emergence of negative effects due to the deployment of two school nurses. Conclusion: When two school nurses are assigned to schools with 36 or more classes, it is crucial to balance their experience levels, establish clear guidelines for task division, and avoid creating an excessive workload that goes beyond the intended purpose of deploying two school nurses.

Purpose: The study was aimed to examine the effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals exposure reduction education program on the knowledge of endocrine disruptors and behavior, experience of dysmenorrhea in nursing students. Methods: The study design was nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest experimental design with repeated measurement. Participants included 26 female sophomore nursing students divided into an experimental group and a control group of 13 persons, respectively. The experimental group received an education program using a flipped learning aimed at reducing exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals, provided twice a week for 85-minute-session each, totaling 4 sessions (340 minutes). The control group was required to remotely watch videos twice a week for 25-minute-session each, totaling 4 sessions (100 minutes). Results: The findings showed that the knowledge of endocrine disrupting chemicals in the experimental group improved before the education, after the education, and 2 weeks after the education, with significant differences between time points (F=2.17, p=.003). The endocrine disrupting chemicals reduction behaviors in the experimental group also improved before the education, after the education, and 2 weeks after the education, with significant differences between time points (F=4.28, p<.001). Experience of dysmenorrhea showed a decreasing trend before the education, after the education, and 2 weeks after the education, but there were no significant differences between time points (F=0.58, p=.452). Conclusion: As exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals due to environmental pollution increases, it is necessary to implement education programs aimed at reducing exposure to these substances among nursing students through college-level curriculum, particularly to protect the reproductive health of female college students and enhance their wellness.

Purpose: This study was conducted to investigate the structural relationship among maternal depression, adolescents' depression, and smartphone overdependence that influences externalizing problems in adolescents. Methods: This study used the data from 1,080 first-year middle school students from the 14th (2021) Panel Study on Korean Children by the Korea Institute of Child Care and Education. The data were analyzed by a structural equation model based on the least squares method using SmartPLS, and bootstrapping was utilized to confirm the mediating effect in the research model. Results: The direct paths of maternal depression, adolescent depression, and smartphone overdependence leading to externalizing problems in middle school students were all significant. Additionally, in the relationship between maternal depression and adolescent externalizing problems, the simple and sequential mediating effects of adolescent depression and smartphone overdependence were significant. Conclusion: It was found that maternal depression, adolescent depression, and smartphone overdependence not only directly influenced adolescents' externalizing problems but also did so through mediating paths among the influencing factors. Therefore, an integrated and systematic strategy that considers the mental health status and smartphone overdependence of adolescents, including the impact of maternal depression, is needed to take a customized approach to externalizing problems in adolescents.

Purpose: This study was aimed to identify the influencing factors associated with respiratory infectious disease prevention behaviors of adolescents by examining the relationships >among knowledge, attitude, and practice. Methods: The study included 147 middle and high school students in G provinces. The data were collected from November to December 2023. The questionnaire consisted of 12 questions regarding the knowledge of respiratory infection preventive behaviors, 11 questions on attitude of respiratory infection preventive behaviors, and 14 questions on practice of respiratory infection preventive behaviors. The collected data were analyzed in multiple regression analysis. Results: The participants’ knowledge of respiratory infection preventive behaviors was 10.47±2.06, attitude of those preventive behaviors 3.71±0.39 and practice of those behaviors 3.38±0.45. Factors affecting practice of respiratory infection preventive behaviors were attitude of respiratory infection preventive behaviors (β=.63, p<.001), and taking health education for infectious disease (β=.24, p<.001). Conclusion: Findings of the study can be used as essential data for developing strategies respiratory infection preventing behavior practice promoting school health. It is necessary to develop various intervention measures based on the causal relationship and structural model related to the practice of respiratory infectious disease prevention behaviors and the practice of respiratory infectious disease prevention behaviors to induce positive attitudes.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to analyze the current state of research on the sharing of student health information abroad, identify the effectiveness and necessity of such information sharing, and provide directions for implementing student health information sharing in South Korea. The specific objectives include investigating related studies, assessing the effects and necessity of sharing student health information, and providing directions for implementing such practices in South Korea. Methods: This systematic review examines research trends and outcomes related to the sharing of student health information. Using the PICO-SD (Participants, Intervention, Comparison, Outcomes, Study Design) framework, the study focuses on elementary, middle, and high school students, with the intervention being the sharing of student health information. Databases such as Medline, EmBase, and CINAHL were searched for relevant studies published up to January 2024. A total of 7,936 studies were initially identified, with 10 ultimately included. Results: All selected studies were from international sources, predominantly from the USA. The studies highlighted the benefits of health information sharing among schools, parents, and community health providers. Key findings indicate that sharing health information helps identify students with chronic conditions, facilitates medical coordination, enhances the overall understanding of student health, and improves the efficiency and quality of health management by school nurses. The studies also demonstrate that health information sharing strengthens health monitoring, reduces data redundancy, and supports public health interventions. Conclusion: The analysis underscores the importance of developing and implementing a student health information sharing system. Such a system would enhance the quality of health care provided to students, improve the efficiency of school health services, and foster better collaboration among schools, parents, and community health providers. Future research should focus on creating a robust platform for the integrated management and sharing of student health records, ensuring consistency and continuity in health care beyond different settings.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a mind substraction meditation program on students' self-esteem, self-regulation, sustained attention, and self-control in an elementary school. Methods: From May 30, 2022 to June 30, 2022, the program was implemented in three elementary schools in the metropolitan city of G, with the permission of the school principal and parents. In each elementary school, one class students participated in the meditation program and the other class was a control group. There were 63 students in the intervention group and 78 in the control, with one grade in each of the three schools. There were no dropouts and no missing data. The effectiveness of the intervention and control groups was tested using paired t-tests. Results: The intervention and control groups were homogeneous on general characteristics and key variables except for sustained attention. Sustained attention was higher in the control group than in the intervention group. The effect of the meditation program in the intervention group was statistically significant for self-respect (t=-4.23, p<.001), self-regulation (t=-5.10, p<.001), sustained attention (t=-.13, p<.001), and self-control (t=-3.79, p<.001). Conclusion: This study suggested that the meditation program could be applied as part of character education in elementary schools. Therefore, it is suggested that various types of meditation programs be applied in elementary schools.

Purpose: The study aimed to examine female middle school students' body mass index(BMI), subjective body shape perception & health perception, and weight control efforts over 30 days, and to identify factors influencing the objective measure of obesity, as BMI. The data from the 19th (2023) Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey were used. Methods: The study targeted 11,587 female students from grades 1 to 3 in middle school. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS/WIN 20.0 through cross-tabulation, Pearson correlation, and multiple regression analysis. Results: The third-grade students had the highest overweight and obesity rates, while the first-grade students had the highest underweight rates (p trend <.001). Among students classified as 'underweight' by BMI, many perceived their body shape as 'slightly overweight' or 'very overweight.' Even those with a 'normal' BMI perceived themselves as 'slightly overweight' or 'very overweight’. Additionally, students with a 'normal weight' BMI perceived their health as 'unhealthy' or 'very unhealthy,' while 'underweight' students perceived themselves as 'somewhat healthy' or better. Regarding weight control efforts over 30 days, both 'underweight' and 'average weight' students reported making efforts to 'reduce weight.' BMI showed a positive correlation with subjective body shape perception, subjective health perception, and 30-day weight control efforts. Among these, the factor associated with BMI was grade, subjective body shape perception & weight control efforts over 30 days which explained 62.2% of the variance. Conclusion: Given the importance of adolescence as a critical period for transitioning to adulthood and the emphasis on body image perceived by others, it is crucial to guide adolescents to develop a proper body shape perception and awareness of a healthy appropriate weight. This study may be he basic data to provide foundational data for developing various programs to support this goal.