The main purpose of this research is to explore risk factors for suicide attempts of Korean elderly persons who are aged 61 and over. Using data from 2011 Elderly Living Condition Survey database, this study focuses on the effects of social quality on suicide attempts. Social quality is estimated by social unkindness, which is operationalized through having experiences of feeling hurt by others’ unkind words or actions. Analysis results show that age, area of residence, ADL functional score, geriatric depression score, communication frequency with children, communication frequency with friends or neighbors, and having experiences of feeling hurt by others’ unkind words or actions are significant predictors. Key findings are that those with experiences of feeling hurt by social unkindness have far higher probability of attempting suicide. This implies that, for those who are exposed and vulnerable to social unkindness, without improving unkind social quality, it is not possible to get lowering those suicide attempts. Based on the analysis results, to prevent suicide attempts among older persons, improvement in social quality through encouraging members of society to activate an act of kindness with each other is needed. Policy makers should take this into account when developing policies to deter suicide attempts among the elderly persons.
목차
Abstract 1. Introduction 2. Literature Review 3. Methods 1. Population Sample 2. Measures 3. Analytical Model 4. Results 1. Major Characteristics of Respondents 2. The different characteristics of respondents between those with suicide attempts and those without suicide attempts 3. Hierarchical logistic regression on suicide attempts of older persons who aged 61 and over 5. Conclusion References
보안공학연구지원센터(IJBSBT) [Science & Engineering Research Support Center, Republic of Korea(IJBSBT)]
설립연도
2006
분야
공학>컴퓨터학
소개
1. 보안공학에 대한 각종 조사 및 연구
2. 보안공학에 대한 응용기술 연구 및 발표
3. 보안공학에 관한 각종 학술 발표회 및 전시회 개최
4. 보안공학 기술의 상호 협조 및 정보교환
5. 보안공학에 관한 표준화 사업 및 규격의 제정
6. 보안공학에 관한 산학연 협동의 증진
7. 국제적 학술 교류 및 기술 협력
8. 보안공학에 관한 논문지 발간
9. 기타 본 회 목적 달성에 필요한 사업
간행물
간행물명
International Journal of Bio-Science and Bio-Technology
간기
격월간
pISSN
2233-7849
수록기간
2009~2016
등재여부
SCOPUS
십진분류
KDC 505DDC 605
이 권호 내 다른 논문 / International Journal of Bio-Science and Bio-Technology Vol.7 No.1