@article{ref1,
title="The mediating role of parental support in the relationship between life stress and suicidal ideation among middle school students",
journal="Korean journal of family medicine",
year="2017",
author="Kang, Bong-Hee and Kang, Jae-Heon and Park, Hyun-Ah and Cho, Young-Gyu and Hur, Yang-Im and Sim, Won Yong and Byeon, Gyeong-Ran and Kim, Kyoungwoo",
volume="38",
number="4",
pages="213-219",
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. <br><br>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. <br><br>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). <br><br>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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2005-6443",
doi="10.4082/kjfm.2017.38.4.213",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4082/kjfm.2017.38.4.213"
}