Gender differences in adolescent coping behaviors and suicidal ideation: findings from a sample of 73,238 adolescents
- Authors
- Kim, Sun Mi; Han, Doug Hyun; Trksak, George H.; Lee, Young Sik
- Issue Date
- Jul-2014
- Publisher
- TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
- Keywords
- coping strategy; suicidal ideation; adolescent; stress; gender difference
- Citation
- ANXIETY STRESS AND COPING, v.27, no.4, pp 439 - 454
- Pages
- 16
- Journal Title
- ANXIETY STRESS AND COPING
- Volume
- 27
- Number
- 4
- Start Page
- 439
- End Page
- 454
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/13957
- DOI
- 10.1080/10615806.2013.876010
- ISSN
- 1061-5806
1477-2205
- Abstract
- Suicide among adolescents is an emerging global public health problem as well as a socioeconomic problem. Stress-coping strategies have been shown to be associated with suicidal ideation. We examined coping behaviors related to suicidal ideation and gender differences in adolescents using the data from the 2010 Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey (ages 12-19 years; N = 73,238). Logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate associations between suicidal ideation and specific coping behaviors while controlling for potentially confounding variables. In both male and female groups, the coping behavior "drinking alcoholic beverages" and "smoking cigarettes" were positively associated with suicidal ideation. "Watching TV," "playing online/mobile games," and "sleeping" were negatively associated with suicidal ideation in both groups. In males, " engaging in sports" was negatively related to suicidal ideation. In females, " venting by talking to others" and "eating" were negatively related to suicidal ideation. The results indicate that there are gender differences in the effects of coping behaviors on adolescent suicidal ideation, and that developing adaptive coping strategies may function to reduce suicidality. Future studies are needed to examine whether improving coping skills can reduce suicidal ideation in a gender-specific manner.
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