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KMID : 0614420120400020005
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Mental Health & Social Work
2012 Volume.40 No. 2 p.5 ~ p.31
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Mediating Effect of Relationship Satisfaction on the Relationship between Traumatic Experiences and Suicidal Ideation among College Students
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Yoon Myeong-Sook
Kim S.-H.
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Abstract
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Research has established that a relationship between trauma and suicide exist. However the nature of the relationship and its dimensions are not well understood. The purpose of this study was to examine mediating effects of relationship satisfaction on the relationship between trauma and suicidal ideation among college students. The subjects of this study were 912 college students and subjects completed a test of trauma, relationship satisfaction, suicidal ideation. Structural Equation Modeling in AMOS 18.0 and SPSS 18.0 were adopted to examine measurement model and mediating effects of self-esteem by using Sobel Test Equation method. The results were as followings; First, subjects reported single trauma 21.3%, multiple trauma 20.9%, interpersonal trauma 11.1%. Second, trauma were significantly affected to the suicidal ideation. Also trauma were significantly affected to the relationship satisfaction. Third, relationship satisfaction partially mediated the association between trauma and suicidal ideation. Based upon these findings we suggested to develop comprehensive suicidal prevention program and the implications and limitations of these findings were discussed, and directions for future studies were also proposed.
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KEYWORD
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trauma, college students, suicidal ideation, relationship satisfaction
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