Effect of community attitudes on suicide mortality in South Korea: a nationwide ecological study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Attitudes toward suicide are essential in suicide prevention, as suicide is socio-culturally nuanced. Although the relationship between individual attitudes and suicidal behavior has been extensively studied, the effect of community attitudes-aggregated by region-on suicide mortality remains ambiguous. This study explored the association between community attitudes and real-world suicide mortality.

Methods

Data on attitudes toward suicide from the 2018 Korea National Suicide Survey (N = 1500) and individual mortality data from the MicroData Integrated System were obtained. Confirmatory factor analysis supported a factor structure with three factors: "Permissiveness," "Unjustified behavior," and "Readiness to help/Preventability." Thirty regional units in South Kor

SUBMITTER: Hong M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11439762 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature