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http://dx.doi.org/10.15207/JKCS.2020.11.3.301

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

Ku, Jeun-Kyung (Department of Nursing, Kwangju Women's University)
Song, In-Ja (Department of Nursing, Kwangju Women's University)
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Journal of the Korea Convergence Society / v.11, no.3, 2020 , pp. 301-310 More about this Journal
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.
Keywords
Convergence; Depression; Elderly's; Mediating; Stress; Suicidal Ideation;
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