Table 3:
Analysis of the risk factors of suicidal ideation in Korean youth
| Variables | Suicidal ideation | ||||||
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| B | S.E. | Wald | Exp (B) | 95% CI | P-value | ||
| Sex | F (ref. M) | .741 | .240 | 9.562 | 2.099 | 1.312–3.357 | .002 |
| Negative life events | .814 | .139 | 34.322 | 2.258 | 1.719–2.965 | .000 | |
| Hopelessness | Yes (ref. no) | 2.589 | .249 | 108.081 | 13.310 | 8.170–21.683 | .000 |
| Early-life adversity | |||||||
| Rejection by peers | Yes (ref. no) | .024 | .570 | .002 | 1.024 | 0.335–3.131 | .967 |
| Death of a sibling | Yes (ref. no) | .288 | .298 | .935 | 1.334 | 0.744–2.391 | .334 |
| Parental unemployment | Yes (ref. no) | −.617 | .488 | 1.602 | .539 | 0.207–1.403 | .206 |
| (including bankruptcy) | Yes (ref. no) | .365 | .374 | .954 | 1.441 | 0.692–3.001 | .329 |
| Parental death | |||||||
| Alcohol consumption | Yes (ref. no) | .574 | .229 | 6.292 | 1.775 | 0.692–3.001 | .012 |
| Counseling experience | Yes (ref. no) | 2.050 | .617 | 11.043 | 7.764 | 2.318–26.006 | .001 |
| Stress | Yes (ref. no) | 1.025 | .255 | 16.110 | 2.787 | 1.689–4.596 | .000 |
| Current health status | 30.797 | .000 | |||||
| (ref. good) | Normal | 1.174 | .253 | 21.469 | 3.235 | 1.969–5.315 | .000 |
| Poor | 1.667 | .253 | 24.213 | 5.294 | 2.726–10.282 | .000 | |
| Cox & Snell R2=.087, Nagelkerke R2 =.477, −2 Log Likelihood Ratio χ2=725.154, p<.001 | |||||||
Note. F = Female; M = Male; CI = Confidence Interval; S.E.= Standard Error