Influences of Psychological Resilience and Self-control on Suicidal Ideation of Undergraduate Students.

Im,  Sookbin; Heo,  Myounglyun; Kim,  Se Young; Ahn,  Hye Young; Kang,  Saet Byul; Kim,  Mi Song; Mun,  Hea Mee; Park,  Sun Ha; Won,  A Rang; Lee,  Ji Hye; Cho,  Mi So

doi:2014.23.4.278

J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs > Volume 23(4); 2014 > Article

Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 2014;23(4):278-287.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2014.23.4.278 Published online December 31, 2014.

Influences of Psychological Resilience and Self-control on Suicidal Ideation of Undergraduate Students.

Sookbin Im, Myounglyun Heo, Se Young Kim, Hye Young Ahn, Saet Byul Kang, Mi Song Kim, Hea Mee Mun, Sun Ha Park, A Rang Won, Ji Hye Lee, Mi So Cho

¹College of Nursing, Eulji University, Daejeon, Korea.
²Kunsan College of Nursing, Gunsan, Korea. prayerhj23@nate.com
³Department of Nursing, Changwon University, Changwon, Korea.
⁴Chungnam Mational University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.
⁵Korean Red Cross Chungbuk Blood Center, Cheongju, Korea.
⁶National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.
⁷Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
⁸Dankook University Hospital, Cheonan, Korea.
⁹Korean Armed Forces Capital Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
¹⁰Eulji University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.

Abstract

PURPOSE
The study was done to examine undergraduate student' suicidal ideation and to identify influences of individual characteristics including psychological resilience and self-control on suicidal ideation. METHODS: Data were collected from 400 students in 11 universities in D city from May 1 to June 30, 2011. Data were analyzed with t-test, one-way ANOVA and Pearson' correlation using SPSS 19.0. RESULTS: Of the students, 11.3% reported suicidal ideation levels higher than average. Woman students and those with high career anxiety, perceived poor health condition and bad relationships showed higher points on suicidal ideation. Suicidal ideation was also negatively correlated with psychological resilience and self-control. CONCLUSION: Over 10.0% of students need careful attention on suicidal ideation, especially counselling service related to suicide prevention for students with poor health, high career anxiety, and bad relationships. Various programs should be developed to promote psychological resilience to improve health and relationships, as well as job guidance for students. It is also suggested the students' experiences be examined to determine how they overcame suicidal ideation.

Key Words: Suicidal ideation; Resilience; Control