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KMID : 1002520170110030115
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Korean Journal of Health Service Management
2017 Volume.11 No. 3 p.115 ~ p.127
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The Relationship of Subjective Recognition of Social Class and Mental Health in Korean Adult
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Choi Ryoung
Hwang Byung-Deog
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Abstract
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Objectives : To determine the relationship between of subjective recognition of social class and mental health. Method: The participants were adults with mental health experience over the age of 20 from the Korea Health Panel in 2013 (n=5,126).
Methods : Data were analyzed using SPSS Statistics 22.0 The chi-square test and logistic regression analysis used to verify the relationship between subjective recognition of social class and mental health.
Results : Lower subjective recognition of social class was associated with experience of depression and suicidal ideation. Other factors associated with depression experience were subjective health status, gender, age, marital status, type of medical care, disability, subjective health status, current smoking and frequency of drinking. Experience of suicidal ideation was, by contrast, associated with subjective health status, age, marital status, economic activity, private insurance, subjective health status and frequency of drinking.
Conclusions : Health policies and institutions must be established to optimize health and preventive medicine approaches, especially or mental health as well as the provision of services.
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KEYWORD
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Subjective Recognition of Social Class, Mental Health, Depression, Suicidal Ideation
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