abstract: 'Background: Suicidal ideation is a strong antecedent of suicidal

  behavior, associated with increased likelihood of suicide. Thus,

  suicidal ideation serves to identify which groups are at more risk of

  suicide and has policy implications for targeting groups to prevent

  suicide. Aims: A substantial body of research has addressed potential

  determinants of suicide ideation in Korea. Little attention has been

  paid, however, to analyzing the extent to which socioeconomic

  attainments (education, household income, and employment status) are

  associated with risk of suicidal ideation, drawing on nationally

  representative data. Methods: Data were drawn from the 2012 Korea

  Welfare Panel Study (KOWEPS). Among the 12,606 respondents, the findings

  are based on 1,500 young adults (age 18-35) and 3,469 middle-aged adults

  (age 36-55) who answered a question about suicidal ideation. Results:

  For young adults, respondents from 2-year and 4-year colleges and higher

  had lower probabilities of suicidal ideation compared with respondents

  from high school. People out of the labor force also exhibited an

  elevated risk of suicidal ideation compared with those in waged

  employment. Middle-aged adults displayed different patterns. Middle-aged

  respondents from 4-year colleges or higher had an increased likelihood

  of suicidal ideation. The likelihood of reporting suicidal ideation was

  predicted to decrease as household income increased only for middle-aged

  adults. Conclusions: The information about suicidal ideation was

  obtained from only one question of self-response, which limits the

  validity of the suicidal ideation measurement. The cross-sectional

  setting of the data prevents us from estimating causal relationships.

  Nevertheless, the findings imply that age-specific policy should be

  implemented to ameliorate differential risk for suicidal ideation and

  benefit public mental health in the long run.'
affiliation: 'Kim, J (Corresponding Author), Kyung Hee Univ, Seoul 02447, South Korea.

  Kim, Joongbaeck, Kyung Hee Univ, Seoul 02447, South Korea.

  Yoon, Soo-Yeon, Univ Penn, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA.'
author: Kim, Joongbaeck and Yoon, Soo-Yeon
author-email: jkim64@khu.ac.kr
author_list:
- family: Kim
  given: Joongbaeck
- family: Yoon
  given: Soo-Yeon
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1177/0020764018792592
eissn: 1741-2854
files: []
issn: 0020-7640
journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY
keywords: Suicidal ideation; age groups; South Korea; socioeconomic attainments
keywords-plus: 'RISK-FACTORS; DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS; PRECARIOUS EMPLOYMENT; SOCIAL

  INEQUALITIES; WORKING HOURS; LIFE-STYLE; BEHAVIORS; EDUCATION; HEALTH;

  PREVALENCE'
language: English
month: NOV
number: '7'
number-of-cited-references: '53'
orcid-numbers: 'Yoon, Soo Yeon/0000-0002-8134-1290

  Yoon, Soo Yeon/0000-0002-8134-1290'
pages: 628-636
papis_id: 2d6b449d57c729cd38e5b0083cd7ea37
ref: Kim2018associationsocioecon
researcherid-numbers: 'Yoon, Soo Yeon/AFK-1604-2022

  Yoon, Soo-Yeon/ABD-2072-2020

  KIM, JOONGBAECK/AAM-4276-2020

  Yoon, Soo Yeon/AAF-8958-2022'
times-cited: '9'
title: Association between socioeconomic attainments and suicidal ideation by age
  groups in Korea
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000452266400005
usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
usage-count-since-2013: '8'
volume: '64'
web-of-science-categories: Psychiatry
year: '2018'