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KMID : 0613620160360020121
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Health Social Welfare Review
2016 Volume.36 No. 2 p.121 ~ p.150
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The Effect of Subjective Socioeconomic Status on Suicidal Ideation in Older Koreans
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Nam Seok-In
Yi Hee-Jung
Kim Seong-Jun
Kim Bo-Kyung
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Abstract
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Elderly suicide has become a serious social problem in Korea. This study examined the relationship between subjective socioeconomic status and suicidal ideation in older Koreans. Under this relationship, we investigated the double-mediating effects of stress and self-rated health. The sample, drawn from the Korea Health Panel (KHP) 2012, consisted of a total of 1916 older adults who responsed to our questions concerning subjective socioeconomic status, stress, self-rated health level and suicidal ideation. We used a macro for SPSS for analysis of double-mediating effects. Our analysis showed that higher stress level and lower subjective health levels increased the likelihood of suicidal ideation. Subjective socioeconomic status affected suicidal ideation through the double-mediating path of stress and subjective health. However, it did not show a direct effect on suicidal ideation. This study suggests that economic support and stress-coping programs should be provided to reduce suicide in the elderly.
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KEYWORD
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Elderly Suicide, Subjective Socioeconomic Status, Stress, Self-rated Health
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