J Korean Acad Nurs.  2011 Oct;41(5):652-662. 10.4040/jkan.2011.41.5.652.

Factors on the Suicidal Attempt by Gender of Middle and High School Student

• Yi S
• Yi Y
• Jung HS

• KMID: 1031104
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2011.41.5.652

Abstract

PURPOSE
The suicide rate of adolescents in Korea is increasing annually. Therefore, this research was done to identify the suicide attempt rate of middle and high school students and to identify factors that influence suicidal attempts.
METHODS
The Korea Youth Health Risk Behavior Web-based Survey (2007) was used as data. Discriminant analysis and logistic regression were performed to analyze the data depending on gender to consider the gender difference in assessing the influence of each independent variable on suicidal attempts.
RESULTS
Discriminant analysis according on gender showed that 13 factors correlated with suicidal attempts for boys, and 20 factors for girls. The most highly correlated factors were smoking, depression and inhalation experience. For inhalation experience, boys had 2.7 times higher possibility of suicide attempts (95% CI 1.8-3.0) and girls, a 2.4 times higher possibility (95% CI 1.7-3.5).
CONCLUSION
The results of the study indicate a need to classify adolescents for expectation of suicide risk and high danger for suicidal attempts through, and introduce suicide prevention programs for these adolescents. In particular, it is necessary to start intervention with students who smoke, have sexual and inhalation experiences and high levels of depression.

Keyword

Adolescent; Suicide attempted; Discriminant analysis

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior/*psychology
Adolescent Psychology
Depression
Discriminant Analysis
Female
Humans
Inhalant Abuse
Logistic Models
Male
Questionnaires
Risk Factors
Sex Factors
Smoking
Stress, Psychological
Suicide, Attempted/*prevention & control/statistics & numerical data

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