J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs.  2024 Dec;33(4):334-344. 10.12934/jkpmhn.2024.33.4.334.

Factors Influencing Suicidal Ideation among Adult One-Person Households: The 2021 Community Health Survey

• Jun HJ
• Kim KM

• KMID: 2562992
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2024.33.4.334

Abstract

Purpose
To determine suicidal ideation in adult one-person households and to identify factors affecting suicidal ideation.
Methods
A total of 19,016 adult one-person households were selected and analyzed using the 2021 community health survey. Rao-Scott x² test was conducted to evaluate differences in demographic characteristics, health behavior, and mental health according to suicidal ideation.
Results
Of all subjects, 10% had suicidal ideation. The following factors were found to significantly influence suicidal ideation of participants in this study: gender (OR: 1.15, p<.001), age (OR: 1.27, p=.032), education (OR: 0.75, p=.027), monthly household income (OR: 0.64, p<.001), life satisfaction (OR: 8.95, p<.001), subjective health status (OR: 1.98, p<.001), depression experience (OR: 6.93, p<.001), and perceived stress (OR: 1.81, p<.001).
Conclusion
It is necessary to develop various programs aimed at enhancing life satisfaction and manage mental health such as depression and stress, which are main influencing factors of suicidal ideation in adult one-person households. In addition, active attention to mental health of adult one-person households is continuously needed.

Keyword

Family characteristics; Suicidal ideation; Mental health; Adult; 1인 가구, 자살생각, 정신건강, 성인