J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs.  2017 Jun;26(2):151-162. 10.12934/jkpmhn.2017.26.2.151.

Economic Stress, Depression, Suicidal Ideation, Resilience, and Social Support in College Students

• Lee Y
• Pak SY
• Kim MJ

• KMID: 2385701
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2017.26.2.151

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to examine economic stress, depression, suicidal ideation, resilience and social support in college students and to examine the correlation between these variables.
METHODS
The participants were 157 3th and 4th year college students. Data were collected in September and October, 2016. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients, and multiple regression.
RESULTS
Students' economic hardship and worry about future economic security, sub-categories of economic stress had positive correlations with depression and suicidal ideation. Economic hardship showed a significant negative correlation with resilience but no correlation with social support while worry about future economic security had negative correlations with resilience and social support. Factors significantly influencing suicidal ideation were depression (β=.37, p<.001) and social support (β=−.31, p<.001), with a total explanatory power of 36% (F=9.09, p<.001).
CONCLUSION
These findings indicate that intervention strategies for managing economic stress in college students should include developing resilience and providing social support as well as decreasing depression and suicidal ideation.

Keyword

Stress; Depression; Suicidal ideation; Resilience; Social support

MeSH Terms

Depression*
Humans
Suicidal Ideation*

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