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Factors Affecting Suicidal Ideation in Korean Adolescents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2020

M. Kim ,
W. Bahk ,
B. Yoon ,
Y. Kwon ,
K. Lee ,
D. Jon ,
S. Lee  and
W. Kim
M. Kim
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, Jeju National University School of Medicine, jeju, Korea
W. Bahk
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, Catholic University Yeouido St. Mary’s Hospital, Seoul, Korea
B. Yoon
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, Naju National Hospital, Naju, Korea
Y. Kwon
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Korea
K. Lee
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, Dongguk University Geyongju Hospital, Geyongju, Korea
D. Jon
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea
S. Lee
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, Wonkwang University Hospital, Iksan, Korea
W. Kim
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, Seoul Paik Hospital College of Medicine Inje University, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

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Objective

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the occurrence of the suicidal ideation and associated factors with self-reported suicidal ideation within the last 12 months among Korean adolescents.

Methods

A total of 1533 adolescents were recruited from middle schools (age range: 13-14 years) in Korea. According to existence of suicidal ideation, they were divided 2 group – suicidal ideation group and non-suicidal ideation group, and the differences between groups in terms of various characteristics, including depression (Kovacs’ Children’s Depression Inventory), school and family factors, and health related conditions.

Results

A total of 501 (32.7%) middle school students reported suicidal ideation, and the rate of suicidal attempt was 6.9% (n=106). The associated factors of suicidal ideation were female (OR= 2.42, p<0.001), below average academic achievement (OR=1.43, p=0.007), perceived low parental support (OR=2.09, p=0.001), depression (OR=3.25, p<0.001), current alcohol use (OR=2.37, p=0.003), self reported poor health (OR=1.54, p =0.043), and school bullying (OR=1.91, p =0.005).

Conclusions

These results may have important implications for the strategies and specified intervention in preventing suicidal ideation in Korean adolescents.

Keywords

Suicidal ideationKorean adolescentsRisk factors
Type
Article: 1812
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 30 , Issue S1: Abstracts of the 23rd European Congress of Psychiatry , March 2015 , pp. 1
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Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2015
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