Risk factors for suicidal ideation in Korean middle-aged adults
The role of socio-demographic status
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19274112 |
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| Authors | Sang-Sik Moon (Hanyang Women's University), Sang-Mi Park (Hanyang Women's University) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 657-663 |
| Publication date | 2012-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Social Psychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7640 • E-ISSN: 1741-2854 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0020764011433626 |
| PMID | 22231659 |
| OpenAlex | W2125156336 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 26 |
BACKGROUND: The investigations of the risk factors for suicidal ideation among middle-aged adults may be especially important for predicting suicidal actions, given the steep increase in suicide among Koreans aged 45-54. Few studies have sought to investigate the effect of socio-demographic status on suicidal ideation among middle-aged adults. OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the influence of socio-demographic status on suicidal ideation among middle-aged adults in South Korea. METHODS: The sample consisted of middle-aged men (n = 3,214) and middle-aged women (n = 4,087) aged 40-64 years who had participated in the 2005 cross-sectional Seoul Citizens Health and Social Indicators Survey. Using multiple logistic regression analysis, we examined the effect of socio-demographic status, health behaviours and health status on suicidal ideation in middle-aged adults. RESULTS: The outstanding finding was that suicidal ideation was most prevalent among middle-aged women who engaged in manual labour (i.e. blue-collar workers) (OR = 2.77, 95% CI = 1.20-6.42). The absence of a spouse was significantly associated with suicidal ideation among middle-aged men (OR = 2.10, 95% CI = 1.30-3.40). CONCLUSIONS: The effect of enhanced security related to stable employment was strongest among middle-aged women in blue-collar jobs, and the effect of intensive counselling services was strongest among divorced or widowed middle-aged men
Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Injury prevention · Logistic regression · Middle age · Poison control · Spouse · Suicidal ideation · Suicide prevention · Demography · Health and Wellbeing Research · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies · Gerontology
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