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KMID : 0379220070270040789
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Journal of Korea Gerontological Society
2007 Volume.27 No. 4 p.789 ~ p.805
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A study on factors influencing elderly suicidal ideation: focused on the mediating effects of depression and stress on suicidal ideation
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Jung Ho-Young
Roh Seung-Hyun
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study is to construct a causal relation model on factors influencing elderly suicidal ideation, assuming that the feelings of physical and economical loss and the family cohesion might influence elderly suicidal ideation by mediating effects of depression and stress. The data were collected from Dec. 15. to Dec. 29. 2006. through the survey to 524 elderly persons over 60 years old who have lived in Iksan city. The followings are the results of this study. Testing the model by AMOS, 9 hypotheses were supported among 12. First, in the case of endogenous variable such as level of depression, physical function, family cohesion, perceptional economical status and levels of stress have positive and significant impact on that level. Secondly, in the case of endogenous variable such as suicidal ideation, physical function, stress and depression have positive and significant impact on suicidal ideation. Thirdly, indirect effects of depression among variables shows that physical function and perceptional economical status influence on the suicidal ideation by means of mediating factor such as depression. Fourthly, indirect effect of stress among variables shows that perceptional economical status impact on suicidal ideation by means of mediating factor such as stress. the stress influence on suicidal ideation by mediating the depression. On the basis of research results, several preventive strategies were suggested.
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KEYWORD
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elderly suicide, suicidal ideation, depression, stress
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