This study recognizes the social issue of depression among adolescents, and examines the relationship between
depression and school adaptation as an environmental factor which may be considered a major prognostic of
depression. The aim of the study is to provide the basis for specific counseling and educational methods by
exploring the effects of moderation of peer conflict resolution strategies in relation to adaptation to school and
depression as experienced by adolescents. The subjects of this study were 441 students from 4 middle schools
located in Gyeonggi Province. Correlation analysis results showed that there was a significant negative correlation
between depression and adaptation to school. Cooperative type conflict resolution strategy showed a significant
positive correlation with adaptation to school, while aggressive and evasive type conflict resolution strategies
showed significant negative correlations. With regards to the relationship between peer conflict resolution
strategies and depression, cooperative type conflict resolution showed a negative correlation with depression, while
aggressive and evasive type peer conflict resolution strategies positive correlations with depression. With regards
to the relationship between adaptation to school and depression among adolescents, the analysis results pertaining
to peer conflict resolution strategies showed that of peer conflict resolution strategies, evasive type was the type
which showed a moderating effect in the relationship between adaptation to school and depression. In other
words, evasive type peer conflict resolution strategies have a moderating effect which significantly increases the
negative relationship between adaptation to school and depression. Based on the above research results,
discussions have gone underway regarding desirable educational methods to provide an in depth understanding of
adaptation to school and depression among adolescents and to prevent such depression. Also, a diversity of
specific consultation intervention measures have been suggested for the prevention of problems among adolescents.