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http://dx.doi.org/10.12811/kshsm.2014.8.2.233

The Effects of Adolescent's Academic Stress and School Bullying Victim on Suicidal Ideation: Focusing on the Mediating Effect of Self-Esteem  

Cho, Ouk-Sun (Graduate School of Social Welfare, Hansei University)
Paik, Jin-A (Graduate School of Social Welfare, Hansei University)
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The Korean Journal of Health Service Management / v.8, no.2, 2014 , pp. 233-244 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study aims to investigate the effects of adolescent's academic stress and their experience of school bulling victim on suicidal ideation, and the meditating effect of self-esteem among variables by utilizing the path analysis. Quantitative survey research was conducted with 1735 students attending primary, middle and high school to identify the following the key results. First, adolescent's academic stress directly influenced their suicidal ideation and its' effect was indirectly mediated by the subjects's self-esteem. Second, the relationship between the experience of school bullying victim and suicidal ideation was partly mediated by self-esteem. In other words, the severer academic stress in youth and the experience of bullying victim were, the higher suicidal ideation were; however, the adolescent's high self-esteem played a mediating role in lowering their suicidal ideation by increasing the ability of overcoming difficulties and risks.
Keywords
Suicidal Ideation; Academic Stress; Bullying; Self-Esteem;
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