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The Effects of Social Quality on Suicide Ideation of Korean Elderly

사회적 질이 노인의 자살생각에 미치는 영향

  • Lee, Mee-Ae (Hansei University, Div. of Humanities & Community)
  • Received : 2014.12.01
  • Accepted : 2015.03.20
  • Published : 2015.03.28
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Abstract

Using data from 2011 Elderly Living Condition Survey database, this study analyzed risk factors for suicide ideation of Korean elderly persons. The analysis sample consists of 10,003 cases. The main purpose of this research was to explore the effects of social quality factor on suicide ideation of Korean elderly persons. Analysis results show that gender, age, area of residence, living alone, subjective standard of living, activities of daily living(ADLs), and geriatric depression are significant predictors of suicide ideation. Key findings are that social quality factor such as experiencing feeling hurt from others' words and actions like avoiding conversations, disregarding one's opinions, pretending to be not heard, getting irritated, grumbling, etc. has the largest effects on suicide ideation. Analysis results imply that without improving social quality, it would not be possible to lower elderly suicide rate.

본 연구는 "2011년도 전국 노인생활실태 및 복지욕구조사"의 데이터베이스를 이용하여 우리나라 노인들의 자살생각에 영향을 미치는 요인들을 규명하는 것을 주목적으로 한다. 분석표본은 10,003건이다. 본 연구는 기존의 노인자살 선행연구에서 투입되지 않았던 사회적 질 관련 요인을 분석에 포함시켜 노인이 살고 있는 사회적 환경의 질적 수준이 자살생각에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 위계적 로지스틱 회귀분석 결과, 남성일 경우, 연령이 낮을수록, 도시에 거주할 경우, 독신가구일 경우, 주관적 생활수준이 낮을수록, 일상생활수행기능이 열악할수록, 노인우울이 심할수록, 자살생각을 더 많이 하는 것으로 나타났다. 사회적 질 관련 변인은 타인으로부터 대화기피, 의견무시, 못들은 척, 짜증, 불평 등의 부정적인 말과 행동을 경험하고 감정을 상한 적이 있다고 응답한 경우가 자살생각에 가장 커다란 영향력을 가지는 변인인 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구결과는 노인자살률을 낮추기 위해서는 노인이 살고 있는 사회적 환경의 질적 수준을 좀 더 관대하고, 따뜻하고, 친절하게 만들어 감으로써 자살생각을 줄이는 것에 우선순위를 둘 때 자살예방정책이 실효성을 거둘 수 있음을 시사한다.

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