There is only limited evidence for the association between fruit and vegetable consumption and mental health in Korea. This study examined the relationship between fruit and vegetable consumption and mental health according to physical activity among Korean adult women. Based on data of the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2014-2016), a total of 5,332 participants were included in this analysis. With increasing fruits and vegetables consumption, the prevalence of depressive mood was significantly decreased (p for trend=0.0248). The prevalence of stress perception (p for trend=0.0422) and the prevalence of depressive mood (p for trend=0.0300) were decreased with increasing fruit consumption. The prevalence of depressive mood was significantly decreased when fruit and vegetable consumption (p for trend=0.0370) and fruit consumption (p for trend=0.0356) were increased for those Korean women with low intensity of physical activity. For the obesity group (Body mass index 25 kg/m2), the prevalence of depressive mood was decreased with increasing fruit and vegetable consumption (p for trend=0.0111) and increasing fruit consumption (p for trend=0.0165). In conclusion, fruit and vegetable consumption were associated with mental health according to physical activity among Korean adult women. Further prospective studies are warranted to explore the association between fruit and vegetable consumption and mental health among Korean adult women.

Purpose: We examined the mediating role of physical self-worth in the relationship between physical activity and quality of life in Korean adolescents. Methods: Data from 236 middle school students were used for the present study (boys = 139, 58.9%; girls = 97, 41.1%; middle school first grade = 127, 53.8%; middle school third grade = 109, 46.2%). Questionnaire data on demographics, physical activity, physical self-worth, subdimnesions of quality of life, and global quality of life were collected. We utilized the Hayes’ (2013) PROCESS Macro to test mediation models. Results: Results revealed that physical activity was associated with physical self-worth, which in turn, was associated with subdimensions of quality of life (e.g., physical, psychological, and emotion and moods quality of life) and global quality of life. Conclusion: More physical activity led to higher perceptions of physical self-worth, thereby contributing to higher perceptions of quality of life. Implications and directions for future research were discussed.

본 연구는 우리나라 선원 신체검사제도를 선진해운국과 국제협약 기준에 준하는 신체검사제도 개선을 위한 목적으로 수행하였다. 연구 수행은 우리나라 선원 신체검사 항목들과 ILO/WHO 권장항목 그리고 선진 해운국에서 시행중인 신체검사 항목들을 조사하여 비교 분석하였으며, 또한, 선원신체검사 판정기준에 대한 객관성 강화를 위해 ILO/WHO 와 해운선진국, 그리고 육상의 철도 운송 종사자의 신체검사 판정기준을 비교 분석하였다. 분석 결과를 바탕으로 현행 신체검사 항목에 대한 유지, 수정, 그리고 구강계질환, 정신계질환 등 새로운 항목 추가 등의 작업을 거쳐 16개 신체검사 항목과 판정기준을 도출하였다, 도출한 신체검사 항목과 판정기준의 신뢰성을 높이기 위해 근로자 신체검사를 전문으로 하는 산업의학 전문의들에게 항목의 적합성과 판정기준의 타당성에 대한 자문과 검증을 거쳐 선원 신체검사 제도 개선을 위한 기초 자료를 제시하였다.