Work Environment and Depressive Symptoms of Webtoon Writers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Webtoon, a digital form of comics created in the Republic of Korea, has spread widely with advantages that anyone can become a cartoonist and that autonomy of creation is guaranteed. The purpose of this study is to identify the working conditions of webtoon writers and analyze the relationship between these conditions and depressive symptoms.

Methods

A survey was carried out on webtoon writers and a survey data of 312 webtoon writers were analyzed. The questionnaire included basic socio-demographic characteristics, webtoon writers' contractual type, fields of activity (webtoon creator, story writer, illustrator), and working environment (labor discretion etc.). We investigated depressive symptoms and analyzed its relation to the work environment of webtoon writers

SUBMITTER: Lee J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11255920 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature