Risk factors for suicidal ideation in Korean middle-aged adults: The role of socio-demographic status

Sang-Sik Moon and Sang-Mi Park

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2012, vol. 58, issue 6, 657-663

Abstract: Background: The investigations of the risk factors for suicidal ideation among middle-aged adults may be especially important for predicting suicidal actions, given the steep increase in suicide among Koreans aged 45–54. Few studies have sought to investigate the effect of socio-demographic status on suicidal ideation among middle-aged adults. Objective: This study investigated the influence of socio-demographic status on suicidal ideation among middle-aged adults in South Korea. Methods: The sample consisted of middle-aged men ( n = 3,214) and middle-aged women ( n = 4,087) aged 40–64 years who had participated in the 2005 cross-sectional Seoul Citizens Health and Social Indicators Survey. Using multiple logistic regression analysis, we examined the effect of socio-demographic status, health behaviours and health status on suicidal ideation in middle-aged adults. Results: The outstanding finding was that suicidal ideation was most prevalent among middle-aged women who engaged in manual labour (i.e. blue-collar workers) (OR = 2.77, 95% CI = 1.20–6.42). The absence of a spouse was significantly associated with suicidal ideation among middle-aged men (OR = 2.10, 95% CI = 1.30–3.40). Conclusions: The effect of enhanced security related to stable employment was strongest among middle-aged women in blue-collar jobs, and the effect of intensive counselling services was strongest among divorced or widowed middle-aged men.

Keywords: suicidal ideation; middle-aged; socio-demographic status; blue-collar worker; unmarried (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1177/0020764011433626

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