Factors Influencing Suicidal Ideation of College Students.
10.5977/jkasne.2015.21.2.190
- Author:
Sung Hee LEE
1
;
Hyun Ok JUNG
;
Kyung Ran PARK
;
Jun Ok YOU
;
Tae Hi HA
;
Hee Sook KIM
Author Information
1. The Research Institute of Nursing Science, Kyungpook National University, Korea. hskim8879@knu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Suicidal ideation;
School;
Communication;
Social support;
Spiritual well-being
- MeSH:
Education;
Friends;
Humans;
Research Design;
Suicidal Ideation*
- From:Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education
2015;21(2):190-201
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was conducted to explore the influence of academic institutional interest, open parent-adolescent communication, social (friend) support, and existential spiritual well-being on suicidal ideation of college students. METHODS: The research design was descriptive survey research involving 285 college students in city G. Data was collected from May 18, 2011 to November 2, 2011 and analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient, and hierarchical regression analysis. RESULTS: The findings reveal that suicidal ideation of college students was low, i.e., average score was 9.2+/-3.65 (possible range 5~25). This study determined that suicidal ideation is negatively correlated with interest on the part of the academic institution, open parent-adolescent communication, social support from friends, and existential spiritual well-being. The extent of existential spiritual well-being was a significant predictor of suicidal ideation, controlling for general characteristics variables (gender, number of close friends, first supporter) and institutional interest, open parent-adolescent communication, and social support. Existential spiritual well-being accounted for 50% of the explanation of suicidal ideation of college students. CONCLUSION: Based on the outcomes of this study, designing an intervention program that emphasizes existential spiritual well-being in order to decrease suicidal ideation of tertiary education students is strongly recommended.
