Significant Domains of Life Satisfaction That Affect Suicidal Behavior in Adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Adolescent suicide is a serious national issue in Korea. Recently, life satisfaction has been recognized as a major factor related to this issue. The main purpose of this study was to identify the domains of life satisfaction that affect suicidal behavior in adolescence.

Methods

Data were collected from eight middle schools in Incheon, Korea. A total of 1297 students answered questions regarding their demographic characteristics, happiness, self-related life satisfaction domains (appearance, leisure time, physical health, and mental health), depressive symptoms, and suicidal behavior.

Results

In the Spearman correlation analysis, female sex, perceived socioeconomic status (SES), happiness, and all four self-related satisfaction scores showed significant cor

SUBMITTER: Kim JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8262976 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature