Relationship between Perceived Income Inequality and Suicidal Ideation in the Elderly -Focusing on the Mediating Effect of Economic Stress-

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the mediating effect of economic stress in the relationship between Perceived Income Inequality and Suicidal Ideation among old adults. To achieve this objective, this study analyzed basic statistics, reliability, correlation, and regression (tolerance and variance inflation factor) with the help of SPSS ver. 18.0. using data of 532 elderlies over 65 years old who live in Jeollanam-do. The main study results were as follows.The result shows the significant medicating effect of economic stress in the relationship between Income Inequality and Suicidal Ideation. Based on these results, political and practical implications are proposed.■ keyword :|Income Inequality|Economic Stress|Suicidal Ideation|Mediating Effect|

Effects of Income Inequality on Satisfaction in Life Perceived by Female Fishermen — Focused on the Mediating Effect of Depression

“…(Ohtake, 2004;Choi and Kim, Requoted from 2014). The perceived income inequality question in Ohtake (2004) has also been veri ed in a study by Choi and Kim (2014). Besides, the perceived income inequality questions in this study consisted of a four point range.…”

“…The reason for the difference in depression due to income inequality seems to be that stress occurs when recognizing the negative reality caused by the increase in income inequality (Choi and Kim, 2014), and depression increases when such stress become excessive (Lee and Kim, 1999). In the case of the lower income class, when individuals feel income inequality deepens, they view their own situation negatively compared to others, and consequently become more depressed.…”