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Effects of Variables Related to Suicide Attempt on the Types of Youth Suicide Attempt

청소년 자살시도 관련 변인이 자살시도 유형에 미치는 영향

  • Lee, Seung Jin (Graduate School of Education., Sehan University) ;
  • Yu, Nan Sook (Dept. of Home Economics Education, Korea University)
  • 이승진 (세한대학교 대학원 교육학과) ;
  • 유난숙 (고려대학교 가정교육과)
  • Received : 2020.11.30
  • Accepted : 2020.12.31
  • Published : 2020.12.31
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Abstract

The purpose of the study were to analyze the patterns of adolescent suicide attempts, and to explore the effects of personal psychology (subjective depression, subjective stress), health status (BMI, subjective health perception), and subjective academic performance on the types of youth suicide attempts. For this research, data of 'The 15th Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey' were analyzed employing a hierarchical logistic regression analysis. The findings are as follows. First, out of 1,731 youth suicide attempts 156 (9%) were impulsive and 1,575 (91%) were planned. Girls(67.3%) attempted suicide more than boys (32.5%), and middle school students (62%) attempted suicide more than high school students (38%). Second, the variables that significantly affect suicide attempt types were subjective depression, subjective stress, and subjective health perception, after controlling for gender, grade level, school type, and SES. The rate of planned suicide attempts was higher among those who experienced depression than among those who did not. In the case of subjective stress, adolescents who felt stressed were likely to commit planned suicide attempts. Those who attempted impulsive suicide showed 1.32 times higher subjective health perception scores than those who attempted planned suicide, indicating adolescents who perceived they were not healthy were more likely to attempt planned suicide. BMI and subjective academic performance did not have a significant effect on the types of youth suicide attempts. These findings suggested the necessity of systematic intervention in Home Economics classes or extra-curricular programs, to prevent potential youth suicide attempts.

본 연구 목적은 청소년 자살시도자의 양상을 분석하고, 개인심리(주관적 우울감, 주관적 스트레스), 건강상태(주관적 건강인식, BMI), 주관적 학업성적이 청소년 자살시도 유형(계획적 자살시도자와 충동적 자살시도자)에 미치는 영향력을 알아보았다. 이를 위해 제 15차(2019년) 청소건강행태조사 원시자료를 사용하여 위계적 로지스틱 회귀분석을 하였다. 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 청소년 자살시도자의 양상을 살펴본 결과, 청소년 자살시도자 1,731명중 계획적 자살시도자가 1,575명(91%)으로 충동적 자살시도자 156명(9%)에 비해 월등히 높게 나타났다. 성별을 살펴보면, 여성(67.3%)이 남성(32.5%)에 비해 자살시도가 높게 나타났고, 학교유형별로 보면 중학생(62%)이 고등학생(38%)에 비해 높은 자살시도율을 보였다. 둘째, 자살시도 유형에 유의미한 영향을 미치는 변수들은 '주관적 우울감', '주관적 스트레스', '주관적 건강인식'이었다. 우울감을 경험한 청소년의 경우 그렇지 않은 학생들에 비해 계획적 자살시도를 실행할 비율이 높게 나타났다. 스트레스를 많이 느끼는 청소년의 경우에도 계획적 자살시도자가 높은 것으로 나타났다. 주관적 건강인식의 경우 충동적 자살시도자가 계획적 자살시도자와 비교하여 1.32배 건강하다고 생각하는 것으로 나타나 건강하다고 생각하지 않은 청소년의 경우 계획적 자살시도가 높은 것으로 나타났다. 반면에 BMI, 주관적 학업성적의 경우 청소년들의 자살시도에 유의미한 영향을 미치지는 않았다. 이러한 연구결과를 기초로 가정과수업이나 창의적 체험활동에서 잠재적 청소년 자살시도 예방을 위한 방안을 제안하였다.

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이 논문은 2020년도 세한대학교 교내연구비 지원으로 작성된 것임

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