Impact of Depression and Emotional Intelligence on Suicidal Ideation of Patients with Major Depressive Disorder / 대한정신약물학회지

OBJECTIVE: There is much research on risk factors of suicide, but studies about what can play a protective role on suicide are limited. This study was conducted to investigate the impact of depression and emotional intelligence on suicidal ideation of patients with depression. We focused more on the role of emotional intelligence as a protective factor. METHODS: The participants (n=100) underwent a psychiatric interview which included the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview and the Columbia University Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS). Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI) was also completed. For measuring emotional intelligence, both a self-report questionnaire (the Adult Emotional Quotient Test, AEQT) and an objective measurement based on ability model (Emotional Literacy) were conducted. RESULTS: In linear regression analysis, depressive symptom score was significantly associated with suicidal ideation. It was also shown that 'emotional expression' of AEQT and 'emotion perception' of Emotional Literacy are significantly associated with suicidal ideation. CONCLUSION: Against our expectation that emotional intelligence would be a protective factor on suicidal ideation, emotional expression and emotion perception might rather be a risk factor for suicidal ideation. The limitations of this study and suggestions for further research are also discussed.

The Relationship between Life Style, Menstrual Attitude and Premenstrual Syndrome in Nursing Students

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify the relationships between life style, menstrual attitude and premenstrual syndrome in nursing students. METHODS: The study participants were 246 nursing students of a university in Gyeunggi province. Data were collected by a self-administered questionnaire from May to June, 2012. Collected data were analyzed using the SPSS/WIN 20.0 program with descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient, t-test, one-way ANOVA and Scheffe test. RESULTS: Students who had undesirable alcohol habits (r=.15, p=.020) and negative menstrual attitude (r=.17, p=.009) experienced more a severe premenstrual syndrome (PMS). Students with dysmenorrhea had more severe PMS (F=12.41, p<.001) and a negative menstrual attitude (F=6.18, p<.001). CONCLUSION: These finding suggest that PMS would be alleviated by nursing interventions to improve alcohol habits and decrease negative menstrual attitudes, and nursing interventions for dysmenorrhea would be helpful in PMS management in nursing students. Further studies on the development of nursing interventions related to these factors are needed for PMS management.