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KMID : 1100920170380040213
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Korean Journal of Family Medicine
2017 Volume.38 No. 4 p.213 ~ p.219
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The Mediating Role of Parental Support in the Relationship between Life Stress and Suicidal Ideation among Middle School Students
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Kang Bong-Hee
Kang Jae-Heon
Park Hyun-Ah
Cho Young-Gyu
Hur Yang-Im
Sim Won-Yong
Byeon Gyeong-Ran
Kim Kyoung-Woo
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Abstract
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Background: Youth suicide is increasingly being recognized as a major social problem in South Korea. In this study, we aimed to explore the effects of parental support on the relationship between life stress and suicidal ideation among middle-school students.
Methods: This study analyzed data from a cross-sectional study on mental health conducted by the South Korea National Youth Policy Institute between May and July of 2013. Questionnaire responses from 3,007 middle-school students regarding stress factors, thoughts of suicide during the past year, and parental support were analyzed in terms of 3 subscale elements: emotional, academic, and financial support.
Results: Among the participants, 234 male students (7.8%) and 476 female students (15.8%) reported experiencing suicidal ideation in the past year. Life stress significantly influenced suicidal ideation (P<0.001), and parental support and all of the subscale elements had a significant influence on decreasing suicidal ideation. As shown in model 1, life stress increased suicidal ideation (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 1.318; P<0.001), and, in model 2, the effect of life stress on suicidal ideation decreased with parental support (aOR, 1.238; P<0.001).
Conclusion: Parental support was independently related to a decrease in suicidal ideation, and life stress was independently related to an increase in suicidal ideation. Parental support buffered the relationship between life stress and suicidal ideation.
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KEYWORD
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Stress, Psychological, Parent-Child Relations, Suicidal Ideation, Social Support, Adolescent
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