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KMID : 1044620190520010030
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Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
2019 Volume.52 No. 1 p.30 ~ p.40
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Self-esteem as a Moderator of the Effects of Happiness, Depression, and Hostility on Suicidality Among Early Adolescents in Korea
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Choi Yeun-Soon
Shin Hee-Kyoung
Hong Dae-Yong
Kim Jang-Rak
Kang Yune-Sik
Jeong Baek-Geun
Park Ki-Soo
Lee Key-Hyo
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of self-esteem as a moderator of the factors influencing suicidality among middle-schoolers.
Method: Moderated multiple regression analysis was applied to assess the influence of happiness, depression, and hostility on suicidality and to determine the degree to which self-esteem served as a moderator of those relationships. Data were collected from 268 students at a middle school in Busan, Korea, using a self-administered structured questionnaire.
Results: Happiness, depression, and hostility had significant direct effects on suicidality. Self-esteem showed no direct effect, but had a significant moderating effect on the relationship between hostility and suicidal behavior.
Conclusions: These results suggest that various interventions, such as counseling programs, should be designed to alleviate hostility and depression and to enhance happiness and self-esteem among early adolescents.
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KEYWORD
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Suicidality, Hostility, Self-esteem, Early adolescents
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