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A Convergence Study on the Effects of Stress on Suicidal Ideation in the Elderly's -Mediating Effects of Depression-

노인의 스트레스가 자살생각에 미치는 영향에 대한 융합연구-우울의 매개효과

  • Ku, Jeun-Kyung (Department of Nursing, Kwangju Women's University) ;
  • Song, In-Ja (Department of Nursing, Kwangju Women's University)
  • 구전경 (광주여자대학교 간호학) ;
  • 송인자 (광주여자대학교 간호학과)
  • Received : 2019.11.28
  • Accepted : 2020.03.20
  • Published : 2020.03.28
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Abstract

A Convergence study was attempted to identify the effects of stress on Suicidal ideation and mediating effects of depression in the relationship. The study were 166 elderly's over 65 years at G city and period was from August 29 to September 9, 2018. Data were analyzed PASW 18.0 program. As a result, stress had a significant effect on depression in stage 1, stress had a significant effect on suicide ideation in stage 2, stress and depression of parameter were significant predictors in stage 3. The explanatory power of the two variables was 24.3% in stress, 26.8% for stress accompanied with depression, and the partial mediating effect of depression on the effect of stress on suicide ideation. Based on this study, it can be used as a basic data for reducing suicide ideation of the elderly and study is needed to develop suicide prevention programs.

본 연구는 스트레스가 자살생각에 미치는 영향과 우울의 매개효과를 확인하기 위해 시도된 융합연구이다. 연구 대상은 G시 65세 이상 노인 166명, 연구기간은 2018년 8월 29일부터 9월 9일까지 진행하였다. 자료분석은 빈도와 백분율, t-test, ANOVA, Scheffe test, Pearson correlation coefficient, multiple regression 및 Sobel test로 분석하였다. 연구결과, 1단계에서 스트레스가 우울에 유의한 영향을 주었고 (β=0.533, p<.001), 2단계에서는 스트레스가 자살생각에 유의한 영향을 주었으며(β=0.497, p<.001), 3단계에서는 스트레스(β=0.389, p<.001)와 매개변수 우울(β=0.203, p=.011)이 유의한 예측 요인이었다. 변수의 설명력은 스트레스만 있는 경우 24.3%였고, 스트레스에 우울 동반 시 26.8%로 나타나, 스트레스가 자살생각에 미치는 영향에서 우울이 부분매개효과가 있는 것으로 확인되었다(p=.014). 본 연구결과를 토대로 노인의 자살생각 감소를 위한 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 사료되며, 추후 자살 예방 프로그램 개발을 위한 후속 연구가 요구된다.

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