The Mediating Role of Parental Support in the Relationship between Life Stress and Suicidal Ideation among Middle School Students.
10.4082/kjfm.2017.38.4.213
- Author:
Bong Hee KANG
1
;
Jae Heon KANG
;
Hyun Ah PARK
;
Young Gyu CHO
;
Yang Im HUR
;
Won Yong SIM
;
Gyeong Ran BYEON
;
Kyoungwoo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Family Medicine, Inje University Seoul Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kwkimfm@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Stress, Psychological;
Parent-Child Relations;
Suicidal Ideation;
Social Support;
Adolescent
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Cross-Sectional Studies;
Female;
Financial Support;
Humans;
Korea;
Male;
Mental Health;
Negotiating*;
Odds Ratio;
Parent-Child Relations;
Parents*;
Social Problems;
Stress, Psychological*;
Suicidal Ideation*;
Suicide
- From:Korean Journal of Family Medicine
2017;38(4):213-219
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
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.
