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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between exposure to secondhand smoke(SHS) and mental health according to place of exposure to SHS, in adult female non-smokers in Korea. Methods: Data from the 8th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey(KNHANES) of 2019 were used, and 3,012 adult female non-smokers who participated in the survey were selected for final analysis. Complex sample analysis was performed using SPSS version 26. Results: Factors influencing the mental health of female nonsmokers exposed to SHS were age, marital status, occupation, availability of basic living, activity limitation, subjective health status, sleep duration, perceived body shape, and exposure to SHS. Significant correlation were observed, as shown in the tables below. In particular, multiple logistic regression analysis showed that exposure to SHS at work was related to mental health factors such as depression, stress and suicial ideation. Conclusions: More studies are needed to inform and prevent early exposure to SHS risk in a group with high exposure to SHS.