Korean Journal of Child Studies (아동학회지)

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The Relationship Between Trajectories of Child Maltreatment and Adolescent Suicidal Ideation

아동의 종단적 학대 경험과 청소년기 자살생각 간 관계

  • Kim, Se Won (Department of Social Welfare, Catholic Kwandong University) ;
  • Kim, Deok-Seong (Department of Social Welfare, Catholic Kwandong University)
  • 김세원 (가톨릭관동대학교 사회복지학과) ;
  • 김덕성 (가톨릭관동대학교 사회복지학과)
  • Received : 2016.12.31
  • Accepted : 2017.03.28
  • Published : 2017.04.30
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Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify the longitudinal relationship between child maltreatment and adolescent suicidal ideation. Several studies suggest that child maltreatment is associated with adolescent suicidal ideation. However, these studies have not focused on the duration of child maltreatment. Methods: Participants were 420 adolescents (52.6% male; 47.4% female) involved in the Korea Welfare Panel Study. Data were collected via youth self-report in 2006, 2009, and 2012. A self-report assessment of children and youths' experiences of physical, emotional, or neglect had been surveyed longitudinally. Questionnaires on adolescent suicidal ideation were answered in 2012. A growth mixture model and multiple regression were conducted using Mplus 5.21. Results: The study results showed that 93.5% of the children had experienced no maltreatment; 6.5% had experienced increasing maltreatment longitudinally. The trajectory of increasing maltreatment was positively associated with adolescent suicidal ideation. Conclusion: These results show that children suffering from chronic maltreatment are subject to a high risk of suicide and therefore require continuous supervision and management.

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