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http://dx.doi.org/10.15207/JKCS.2021.12.7.305

Effects of Suicidal Attitudes, Perception of Life, and Depression on Adolescents' Suicide  

Lee, Sang-Eun (Department of Nursing, Inha University)
Lee, Eun Jin (Department of Nursing, Inha University)
Ham, Ok Kyung (Department of Nursing, Inha University)
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Journal of the Korea Convergence Society / v.12, no.7, 2021 , pp. 305-315 More about this Journal
Abstract
The Korea Convergence Society. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of suicidal attitude, perception of life, and depression on adolescents' suicide(ideation, plans, attempts). Data on general characteristics, the Attitude Toward Suicide, the Perception about Life, and the Korean version of Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale-Revised were collected in 889 second-year middle school students in the I area. Two hundreds forty six students (27.67%) indicated they had suicide ideation, 85 had suicide plans (9.56%), and 46 had suicide attempts (5.17%). The proportion of female students was significantly higher than that of male students. The suicide indices (ideation, plans, attempts) increased as one shows lower body image satisfaction, higher depression, lower subjective mental and physical health, and lower leisure satisfaction. Predictors of suicide ideation included suicidal attitude (solution and permissiveness), depression, subjective mental health, and body image satisfaction. Predictors of the suicide plan were permissiveness and solution among suicidal attitude, and depression, subjective mental health, and those of suicide attempts were permissiveness and depression. Conclusion: This study suggests that much effort is required to decrease depression and improve perception of life and suicidal attitude in the suicide prevention education for adolescents.
Keywords
Adolescent; Attempted suicide; Suicidal ideation; Depressive symptoms; Attitude;
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