The Mediating Role of Parental Support in the Relationship between Life Stress and Suicidal Ideation among Middle School Students / 가정의학회지
Korean Journal of Family Medicine
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: 213-219, 2017.
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Youth suicide is increasingly being recognized as a major social problem in South Korea. In this study, we aimed to explore the effects of parental support on the relationship between life stress and suicidal ideation among middle-school students.METHODS:
This study analyzed data from a cross-sectional study on mental health conducted by the South Korea National Youth Policy Institute between May and July of 2013. Questionnaire responses from 3,007 middle-school students regarding stress factors, thoughts of suicide during the past year, and parental support were analyzed in terms of 3 subscale elements emotional, academic, and financial support.RESULTS:
Among the participants, 234 male students (7.8%) and 476 female students (15.8%) reported experiencing suicidal ideation in the past year. Life stress significantly influenced suicidal ideation (P<0.001), and parental support and all of the subscale elements had a significant influence on decreasing suicidal ideation. As shown in model 1, life stress increased suicidal ideation (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 1.318; P<0.001), and, in model 2, the effect of life stress on suicidal ideation decreased with parental support (aOR, 1.238; P<0.001).CONCLUSION:
Parental support was independently related to a decrease in suicidal ideation, and life stress was independently related to an increase in suicidal ideation. Parental support buffered the relationship between life stress and suicidal ideation.
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Main subject:
Parent-Child Relations
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Parents
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Social Problems
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Stress, Psychological
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Suicide
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Financial Support
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Odds Ratio
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Mental Health
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Negotiating
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Journal of Family Medicine
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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