• Korean Journal of Culture and Social Issue
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.147-164
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• 2010

In this paper, we reviewed the community-based approaches to suicide prevention and national strategies for the decrement of suicide rate, and made some suggestions to decrease the suicide rate in South Korea. Until now, efforts to understand and prevent suicide have been pursued singularly by specialized interest groups such as psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health practitioners, and private organizations with little interaction between them, resulting in narrow approaches toward suicide that existed in relative isolation to one another and that have been largely ineffective. To decline the suicide rate in South Korea, the people lived in Korea community ought to have enough knowledge related to suicide and have to cooperate with other people. Through these efforts, Korea community would have established social safety networks to improve the community 's mental health. The most important factor in suicide prevention and declining the suicide rate is reducing the stigma and increase the self-help seeking behaviors associated with suicide and mental health. Therefore, suicide is not an individual problem solved by suicidal patient, but a community's problem solved by community in recognizing, managing and preventing suicide.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2016.07a
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• pp.41-42
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• 2016

본 논문에서는 급증하는 사회적 문제인 자살에 대해 가상현실 체험을 통해 예방할 수 있는 콘텐츠 설계를 제안한다. 엔터테인먼트 형태의 콘텐츠로 뇌파 측정을 하여 자살증후군을 가진 대상자를 선별하고 이에 따른 자살동기 유형별 적합한 자살예방콘텐츠를 설계하는 것이다. 콘텐츠 설계는 자살예방을 위한 검증된 프로그램을 적용하고 사용자의 자연스러운 몰입을 유도하도록 VR 기기를 활용한다. 콘텐츠 사용을 통하여 수집된 데이터 분석으로 오프라인 전문가의 심층적인 치료 및 교육이 가능하도록 연계한다. 본 논문에서 설계된 콘텐츠를 이용하여 자살에 대한 경각심을 주거나 예방을 할 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.22 no.7
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• pp.318-331
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• 2022

The government has been promoting suicide prevention policies, but the elderly suicide rate has still not improved. This study focused on the role of local governments in solving suicide problems and analyzed three-year data from 2015 to 2017 at local governments level to investigate the relationship between suicide prevention policies and elderly suicide rates. Multiple regression analysis and logistic regression analysis was conducted to control social capital factors, demographic factors, and medical use factors that can affect the elderly suicide rate. As a result of the analysis, it was confirmed that suicide prevention ordinances were enacted and suicide prevention centers were established in areas with high suicide rates. In areas with high suicide rates, the suicide rate decreases if the elapsed period is long after the establishment of the center. From the perspective of suicide rates, it was analyzed that the local welfare support system was more affected. Accordingly, it was confirmed that the suicide prevention policy should be established in connection with the reinforcement of welfare policies

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.223-233
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• 2018

This study examined the factors influencing the suicide prevention gatekeeper participation of 299 grassroots organizational leaders in Gangwon province. For this purpose, participation of activities of suicide prevention gatekeeper was classified into performance intention and intervention level. Performed hierarchical multiple regression analysis by setting participation motives which showed a significant correlation with participation of suicide prevention gatekeeper as independent variables. As a result of the analysis, participation motives affecting performance intention were a sense of mission as a leader, benefits or rewards for activities, the meaning and purpose of suicide prevention, government policy. And participation motives affecting intervention level were invitation of public officials, the meaning and purpose of suicide prevention. Based on the results of this study, suggested implications for the participation of suicide prevention activities in community grassroots organizations and suggestions for future activation.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.305-315
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• 2021

The purpose of this study was to explore what program worker' experiences in suicide prevention gatekeeper program using tong/ri Chiefs. Participants were three workers who have been in charge of this program for more than 2 years. A qualitative research method, narrative study, was used. As a result of the study, they started the program with burden and fear. They felt a heavy burden of the internal and external the organization and lack of themselves. However, they were able to continue their work despite these difficulties because of the support of their families, colleagues and tong/ri Chiefs. And, they suggested ways to revitalize suicide prevention gatekeeper program using tong/ri Chiefs.

• Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.179-186
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• 2012

The purpose of this research is to analyze how the suicide prevention affects private soldiers' stress-coping method, problem-solving ability, depression, and idea of suicide. In order to achieve such research hypothesis, Air Force ${\bigcirc}{\bigcirc}$ Unit has previously classified 64 soldiers, who have signs of suicide, and are assorted to have suicidal symptoms by the Unit, and think that they have such symptoms and need our program. Following that, overall 16 times of suicide prevention program was carried out for them. For a statistical process of collected materials after testing the effectiveness of Korean Soldiers suicide prevention program, we practiced Frequency Analysis, Analysis of Variance, Correlation Analysis, and Paired t-test by using the statistical package program of SPSS 12.0 for Windows. In result, suicide prevention program shows positive effects upon improving stress-coping method and problem-solving ability as well as reducing depression and suicide thoughts.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.8 no.11
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• pp.431-438
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• 2017

The purpose of the study was to identify the factors on Gatekeeper behavior of adolescents for suicide prevention. The participants were five high school students from D metropolitan city. The collected data were analysed using t-test, ANOVA, Multiple regression with SPSS 21.0 program. In the results of the study, Gatekeeper behavior showed significant difference by gender(t=2.85, p=.005), type of school(t=-2.81, p=.006), experience of significant others' suicide(t=-2.09, p=.038). Gatekeeper behavior had a positive relationship with the perception toward suicide prevention(r=.23, p=.006) and the knowledge about suicide prevention(r=.42, p<.001). In regression analysis, significant influencing factors on Gatekeeper behavior were the perception toward suicide prevention (${\beta}=.20$, p=.006) and the knowledge about suicide prevention(${\beta}=.35$, p<.001), and these variables showed 24.3% of variance. Therefore, it need to develop the intervention for improving positive perception and active knowledge about suicide prevention in adolescents. In addition, future study to identify various predictable variables is needed.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.81-91
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• 2020

This study explored message framing methods for effective campaigns to prevent suicide. In particular, the study reviews the gain message and the loss message. In the effect of campaign message, gender differences and Any differences between the suicide high risk group and low risk group were explored. Subjects were a total of 98 people. A total of 10 messages were presented as loss framing and gain framing, respectively. The attitude towards these messages were then measured. Suicide low risk group showed favorable attitude toward gain framing messages that emphasized the benefits of not committing suicide. Meanwhile suicide high risk group showed a similar effect of gain framing and loss framing. Compared to men, women showed a favorable attitude toward gain framing. also high persuasive effects. In other words, this indicates that a more effective way of expressing messages to prevent suicides is to take a positive approach rather than a negative approach. Implications of the these findings are discussed and directions for future research are advanced.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.8 no.6
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• pp.181-197
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• 2017

This study combined gatekeeper programs with the information technology to develop the educational smart contents of a suicide prevention program for youth. The study analyzed various evidence-based gatekeeper programs and extracts essential educational elements from these programs in order to apply to the smart contents. Sixteen adolescents participated in a quantitative(pre-post test) study and 8 of them participated in a focus group interview. In addition to youth participants, youth experts were also interviewed to evaluate the effectiveness of the educational smart contents of a suicide prevention program. The results included: (1) higher post-test scores were attained for knowledge of youth suicide; (2) youth participants indicated better understandings of youth suicide and sympathy; (3) on a focused group interview with youth experts, participants also indicated that the program helped youth to interact better with other youth with suicide ideation. They also indicated that this program was user-friendly. Recommendations for further research are also discussed.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.1606-1614
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• 2014

This study aimed to identify the influencing factors of suicidal ideation, suicidal plan and suicidal attempt. The data of 2012 Youth Health Risk Behavior web-based Survey Collected by the Korea Center Disease Control was analyzed by using the SPSS program. The influencing factors of suicidal ideation, suicidal plan and suicidal attempt by general characteristics were gender, grade, school record, socioeconomic status, living with both parents, and subjective health status. The influencing factors of suicidal ideation, suicidal plan and suicidal attempt by health behaviors and emotional characteristics were smoking, drinking, effort for weight, sleep satisfaction, perceived stress and depression. This study suggested that suicidal prevention programs should be developed in preventing and reducing health risk behaviors and depression.