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The Role of Social Support for the Influences of Perceived Burdensomeness and Hopelessness on Suicidal Ideation of the Elderly

노인의 자살생각을 높이는 지각된 짐스러움과 절망감에 대한 사회적 지지의 역할

  • 전영선 (대구가톨릭대학교 심리학과) ;
  • 허창구 (대구가톨릭대학교 심리학과)
  • Received : 2018.10.01
  • Accepted : 2019.01.04
  • Published : 2019.01.31
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Abstract

The aims of this study were verifying the influences of social support(family, friend, community) on perceived burdensomeness and hopelessness and mediating effects of perceived burdensomeness and hopelessness between social support and suicidal ideation. In results, family support reduced suicidal ideation of the elderly through mediating role of perceived burdensomeness as well as serial mediating effect of perceived burdensomeness and hopelessness. Friend support reduced suicidal ideation of the elderly through parallel and serial mediating effects of perceived burdensomeness and hopelessness. Community support reduced suicidal ideation of the elderly through mediating role of hopelessness. Social support show not direct effect but indirect effect on suicidal ideation through reduction of negative influencing factor(burdensomeness, hopelessness). In conclusion, we proposed it were needed that various efforts which improve the relation between family members in the age of nuclear family and ageing era, social policy support which development social network of the elderly, and the efforts which keep informed the social policy support of the community.

본 연구는 노인의 자살생각에 중요한 영향을 미치는 것으로 밝혀진 지각된 짐스러움과 절망감을 감소시킬 변인으로 사회적 지지를 제안하고, 사회적 지지가 지각된 짐스러움과 절망감을 매개로 노인의 자살생각에 미치는 부적 영향을 확인하기 위해 수행되었다. 연구결과, 사회적 지지의 하위차원 중 가족지지는 노인의 지각된 짐스러움을 줄여줌으로써 자살생각을 감소시킬 뿐 아니라, 감소된 짐스러움이 절망감을 감소시켜 노인의 자살생각을 줄여주는 것으로 나타났다. 친구지지는 노인의 지각된 짐스러움 및 절망감을 줄여줌으로써 자살생각을 줄여줄 뿐 아니라, 감소된 짐스러움이 절망감을 낮춤으로써 노인의 자살생각을 줄여주고 있었다. 지역사회지지는 노인의 지각된 짐스러움에 영향을 미치지는 못했으나 노인이 느끼는 절망감을 줄여줌으로써 자살생각을 줄여주는 것으로 나타났다. 한편, 사회적 지지의 하위요인들(가족, 친구, 지역사회)은 자살생각에 대해 직접적인 효과를 보여주기보다, 다른 부정적인 요인을 감소시킴으로써 자살생각에 대한 간접적인 효과를 보여주었다. 이상의 결과에 근거하여, 고령화 사회와 핵가족화 사회에서 자칫 소원해 질 수 있는 가족관계를 개선하기 위한 노력의 필요성과 노인의 대인관계 및 사회적 네트워크 형성에 대한 지원, 그리고 지역사회 지원정책의 이용을 장려하는 적극적인 홍보 노력이 병행될 필요가 있음을 제안하였다.

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Fig. 1. Conceptual model of the research

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Fig. 2. Path coefficients of research models *p<.05, **p<.01. Path coefficients are unstandardized coefficient (B). Controled Variable(Academic Achievement, Health, Economic Satisfaction).

Table 1. Suicidal ideation, perceived burdensomeness, hopelessness, and social support by general characteristics of respondents

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Table 2. Correlations between variables

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Table 3. Indirect effect between social support and suicidal ideation

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