Intra-personal and extra-personal predictors of suicide attempts of South Korean adolescents

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore significant variables predicting adolescent suicidal attempts. Socio-environmental variables such as gender, school record, school grade, school adaptation, and family intimacy together with intra-individual variables including depression, anxiety, delinquency, stress, and self-esteem were considered as candidates. Data from 1481 adolescents were collected from Korea National Youth Policy Institute. For statistical analyses, hierarchical logistic regression analysis was performed. Results of hierarchical logistic regression analysis showed that gender, school grade, depression, delinquent, stress, and family intimacy were significant predictors of suicidal attempts of adolescents. Among those, the most powerful predictor was depression, and the second was delinquency. Classification accuracy by the model of our study was 87.6%. Implications and limitations of present study and suggestions for future study were discussed.

The influence of emotional difficulty, parent-child relationship, peer relationships, materially-oriented and appearance-oriented attitudes on adolescent problem behavior

“…Similar to findings from recent national cohort studies, self-esteem did not have a significant impact on problem behaviors of youth (Bae, Lee, & Lee, 2015; Lee & Bae, 2015). Almost all previous studies that explored the influence of self-esteem on problem behaviors employed small samples in restricted regions.…”

“…As shown in previous studies, positively perceived parent-child relationships were related to fewer adolescent problem behaviors (Lee, Wesbecher, Lee, & Lee, 2015). As emphasized by social control theory (Hirschi, 2002), if communication between parent and child is lacking, parents have difficultly properly supervising their children, and as a result, the likelihood of teenager problem behavior becomes greater.…”

“…Numerous studies have reported that adolescents’ emotional difficulties such as depression, anxiety, and anger are associated with more problem behavior (Galanaki, Polychronopoulou, & Babalies, 2008; Lee, & Bae, 2015). In this study, emotional difficulty was the most powerful predictor of adolescent problem behavior.…”

“…Parent-child relationships appear to directly influence teenager problem behavior (Chung, Oh, Moon, & Cho, 2005; Lee, Han, Park, & Roh, 2015). According to numerous studies, excessively authoritarian and protective attitudes of parents tend to negatively influence parent-child relationships, and consequently are more likely to trigger adolescent problem behavior (Rey & Plapp, 1990).…”

A Qualitative Exploration of South Korean Emerging Adults’ Perspectives on Death and Suicide Through Short Stories

“…Scholarship is often devoted to suicide during adolescence (Bae, 2019; H. S. Kim & Kim, 2008; Kwak & Ickovics, 2019; J. Y. Lee & Bae, 2015; H. S. Park, Schepp, Jang, & Koo, 2006; Zong, 2015) and late adulthood (O. S. Kim & Sok, 2017; J. Y. Park et al., 2013; Sun, 2016).…”