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The Relationship Between Middle School Students’ Healthy Lifestyle Habits and Mental Well-Being: Based on the Korean Children and Youth Panel Survey Data

중학생의 건강한 생활습관과 정신적 웰빙 간의 관계: 한국아동청소년패널조사 데이터를 중심으로

Seok-Ki Min1
,
Seung-A Shin2*
민 석기1
,
신 승아2*
1Department of Sports and Leisure, Yongin University, Gyeonggi, Korea
2College of Liberal Arts, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, Korea
1용인대학교 스포츠레저학과
2한국외국어대학교 교양대학
*Corresponding Author
30 April 2025. pp. 241-251
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to comprehensively analyze the relationship between healthy lifestyle habits, such as sleep quality, physical activity, and frequency of breakfast consumption, and mental well-being indicators including life satisfaction, happiness, and depression among middle school students. This study utilized data from the third wave (2020) of the Korean Children and Youth Panel Survey (KCYPS), conducted by the National Youth Policy Institute, focusing on students born in 2008. A total of 2,389 responses were analyzed using variables such as gender, urban scale, exercise time, and perceived health status. Data were processed using SPSS 25.0, employing frequency analysis, reliability analysis, correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis. The findings are as follows: First, all three lifestyle variables showed significant associations with life satisfaction, with sleep quality having the greatest influence. Second, each lifestyle factor was significantly related to happiness, with sleep quality again exerting the strongest effect. Third, sleep quality, physical activity, and breakfast frequency were negatively associated with depression, and sleep quality was found to have the most substantial impact. Based on these results, practical and applicable strategies such as “Digital Detox” campaigns, “Breakfast Day” projects, and health challenge-based mobile applications are recommended to promote healthy lifestyle habits in adolescents. These strategies can help improve sleep, encourage regular breakfast consumption, and increase physical activity, while also fostering self-directed behavioral changes.

Keywords
Lifestyle habits
Sleep quality
Physical activity
Breakfast consumption
Life satisfaction
Happiness
Depression
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  • Publisher :The Korean Society of Living Environmental System
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국생활환경학회
  • Journal Title :Journal of The Korean Society of Living Environmental System
  • Journal Title(Ko) :한국생활환경학회
  • Volume : 32
  • No :2
  • Pages :241-251
  • Received Date : 2025-04-07
  • Revised Date : 2025-04-24
  • Accepted Date : 2025-04-24
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.21086/ksles.2025.4.32.2.241
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