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The association of level of internet use with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in South Korean adolescents: a focus on family structure and household economic status

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Lee, Seo Yoon, Park, Eun-Cheol, Han, Kyu-Tae, Kim, Seung Ju, Chun, Sung-Youn, Park, Sohee·2016·The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
DOI 10.1177/0706743716635550PMC PMC4794961
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Objective: To examine the association between the level of Internet addiction and suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in South Korean adolescents, focusing on the roles of family structure and household economic status. Methods: Data from 221 265 middle and high school students taken from the 2008–2010 Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey were used in this study. To identify factors associated with suicidal ideation/attempts, multiple logistic regression analysis was performed. The level of Internet use was measured using the simplified Korean Internet Addiction Self-assessment Tool. Results: Compared with mild users of the Internet, high-risk users and potential-risk users were more likely to report suicidal ideation (nonuser, odds ratio [OR] 1.10, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.05 to 1.15; potential risk, OR 1.49, 95% CI: 1.36 to 1.63; high risk OR 1.94, 95% CI 1.79 to 2.10) or attempts (nonuser, OR 1.33, 95% CI 1.25 to 1.42; potential risk, OR 1.20, 95% CI 1.04 to 1.38; high risk, OR 1.91, 95% CI 1.71 to 2.14). The nonuser group also had a slightly higher risk of suicidal ideation/attempts compared with mild users. This association appeared to vary by perceived economic status and family structure. Conclusions: Our study suggests that it is important to attend to adolescents who are at high risk for Internet addiction, especially when they do not have parents, have stepparents, or perceive their economic status as either very low or very high.

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  • With mild users as the reference group, the high-risk user group were most likely to attempt suicide (OR 1.91, 95% CI 1.71-2.14).

    “With mild users as the reference group, the high-risk user group were most likely to attempt suicide (OR 1.91, 95% CI 1.71-2.14);”

    From Social media, internet use and suicide attempts in adolescents (2019) · cites this paper as Lee, 2016

  • With mild users as the reference group, the nonuser group was more likely to attempt suicide than the potential-risk group (OR 1.33, 95% CI 1.25-1.42 vs OR 1.20, 95% CI 1.04-1.38).

    “but the nonuser group (OR 1.33, 95% CI 1.25-1.42) was more likely to attempt suicide than the potential-risk group (OR 1.20, 95% CI 1.04-1.38)”

    From Social media, internet use and suicide attempts in adolescents (2019) · cites this paper as Lee, 2016

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Authors
Lee, S. Y., Park, E.-C., Han, K.-T., Kim, S. J., Chun, S.-Y., & Park, S.
Affiliations
  • Seoul National University Hospital (KR)
  • Yonsei University (KR)
Corresponding author
Park, Sohee
ORCID
Venue
The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2016-03-02
Volume
61
Issue
4
Pages
243-251
ISSN
  • 0706-7437 (ISSN-L)
  • 1497-0015
DOI
10.1177/0706743716635550
PMC
PMC4794961
OpenAlex
W2323235525
Cited by
42
References
35
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2025: 2 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 1
FWCI
4.02
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
  • The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • YUHSpace (Yonsei University Medical Library) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
Keywords
internet addiction, suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, adolescents, family structure, family economic status, stepparents, perceived economic status, South Korea
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Family Characteristics, Female, Humans, Male, Social Class, Suicide, Attempted, Internet, Republic of Korea, Suicidal Ideation

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