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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2013.14.2.728

Effects of Life Stress and Depression of Health College Students on Their Suicidal Ideation : Control Effects of Social Support  

Park, Dae-Sung (Department of Emergency Medical Technology, Gwangju Health College)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.14, no.2, 2013 , pp. 728-736 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study selected 390 students attending the three-year curriculum departments of G college in G metropolitan city including emergency medical technology, physical therapy and health administration randomly as the subjects of the research. The research was conducted from June 4 to 6, 2012 with structured self-administered questionnaire, 366 responses were used for final analysis. Data collected were analyzed with SPSS WIN(Statistical Package for Social Science Windows) 12.0 program and all tests were verified at the significance level of 0.05. As a result of the research, it was found that interaction effects between depression from suicidal ideation and social support showed negative correlation and it was statistically significant. Consequently, it was confirmed that social support had control effects in the relationship between depression and suicidal ideation. Therefore, the development and application of individual and group counseling and regular education program to prevent suicide and increase self-esteem are required, practical education program should be conducted and studies showing its results and effects are also needed.
Keywords
Health College Students; College Life Stress; Depression; Suicidal Ideation; Social Support;
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