Association of the type of counselor with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts: a survey of South Korean adolescents

Abstract Background Counseling for adolescents who consider or attempt suicide may help reduce suicide rates. However, the impact of the type of counselor (e.g., father, mother, sibling, friend, teacher, other) on suicidal ideation/suicide attempts remains unclear. Therefore, we examined this associ...

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Autores principales:	Yunkyung Kim, Wonjeong Jeong, Jieun Yang, Sang Ah Lee, Eun-Cheol Park
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Publicado:	BMC 2021
Materias:	Suicidal ideation Suicide attempt Counselor Adolescent South Korea Pediatrics RJ1-570 Psychiatry RC435-571
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:d438bf85c6394476a3b95951a80d7c0f2021-11-08T11:04:31ZAssociation of the type of counselor with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts: a survey of South Korean adolescents10.1186/s13034-021-00414-11753-2000https://doaj.org/article/d438bf85c6394476a3b95951a80d7c0f2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13034-021-00414-1https://doaj.org/toc/1753-2000Abstract Background Counseling for adolescents who consider or attempt suicide may help reduce suicide rates. However, the impact of the type of counselor (e.g., father, mother, sibling, friend, teacher, other) on suicidal ideation/suicide attempts remains unclear. Therefore, we examined this association in Korean adolescents. Methods Using data from the 2015 Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey of 65,485 adolescents, we examined risk factors for suicidal ideation/suicide attempts according to sex using a multiple logistic regression analysis. In a subgroup analysis, we investigated the associations between counselor type and suicidal ideation/suicide attempts stratified by the cause of stress for both sexes. Results Male participants were less likely to consider suicide when counseled by their mother (odds ratio [OR] 0.80; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.70–0.90) or friend (OR 0.89; 95% CI 0.80–0.99) and to attempt suicide when counseled by a friend (OR 0.74; 95% CI 0.60–0.92) than were those who did not receive any counseling. Female participants were less likely to attempt suicide when counseled by their mother (OR 0.66; 95% CI 0.53–0.82) or friends (OR 0.70; 95% CI 0.58–0.83) than when not counseled. Furthermore, adolescents with achievement/career choice-related and family problems were at a lower risk of suicide ideation/suicide attempts when counseled by their mother or friend than when they received no counseling. Conclusions Suicidal ideation/suicide attempts showed different associations for both sexes in accordance with the type of counselor. Even if counseling by specialists for issues such as achievement/career choice-related or family matters is needed, the risk of suicide could be reduced through counseling by the people around them. Therefore, adolescents should form mutually supportive relationships through active communication with surrounding people.Yunkyung KimWonjeong JeongJieun YangSang Ah LeeEun-Cheol ParkBMCarticleSuicidal ideationSuicide attemptCounselorAdolescentSouth KoreaPediatricsRJ1-570PsychiatryRC435-571ENChild and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2021)
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topic	Suicidal ideation Suicide attempt Counselor Adolescent South Korea Pediatrics RJ1-570 Psychiatry RC435-571
spellingShingle	Suicidal ideation Suicide attempt Counselor Adolescent South Korea Pediatrics RJ1-570 Psychiatry RC435-571 Yunkyung Kim Wonjeong Jeong Jieun Yang Sang Ah Lee Eun-Cheol Park Association of the type of counselor with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts: a survey of South Korean adolescents
description	Abstract Background Counseling for adolescents who consider or attempt suicide may help reduce suicide rates. However, the impact of the type of counselor (e.g., father, mother, sibling, friend, teacher, other) on suicidal ideation/suicide attempts remains unclear. Therefore, we examined this association in Korean adolescents. Methods Using data from the 2015 Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey of 65,485 adolescents, we examined risk factors for suicidal ideation/suicide attempts according to sex using a multiple logistic regression analysis. In a subgroup analysis, we investigated the associations between counselor type and suicidal ideation/suicide attempts stratified by the cause of stress for both sexes. Results Male participants were less likely to consider suicide when counseled by their mother (odds ratio [OR] 0.80; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.70–0.90) or friend (OR 0.89; 95% CI 0.80–0.99) and to attempt suicide when counseled by a friend (OR 0.74; 95% CI 0.60–0.92) than were those who did not receive any counseling. Female participants were less likely to attempt suicide when counseled by their mother (OR 0.66; 95% CI 0.53–0.82) or friends (OR 0.70; 95% CI 0.58–0.83) than when not counseled. Furthermore, adolescents with achievement/career choice-related and family problems were at a lower risk of suicide ideation/suicide attempts when counseled by their mother or friend than when they received no counseling. Conclusions Suicidal ideation/suicide attempts showed different associations for both sexes in accordance with the type of counselor. Even if counseling by specialists for issues such as achievement/career choice-related or family matters is needed, the risk of suicide could be reduced through counseling by the people around them. Therefore, adolescents should form mutually supportive relationships through active communication with surrounding people.
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title	Association of the type of counselor with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts: a survey of South Korean adolescents
title_short	Association of the type of counselor with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts: a survey of South Korean adolescents
title_full	Association of the type of counselor with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts: a survey of South Korean adolescents
title_fullStr	Association of the type of counselor with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts: a survey of South Korean adolescents
title_full_unstemmed	Association of the type of counselor with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts: a survey of South Korean adolescents
title_sort	association of the type of counselor with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts: a survey of south korean adolescents
publisher	BMC
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Association of the type of counselor with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts: a survey of South Korean adolescents

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