Impacts of Remaining Single above the Mean Marriage Age on Mental Disorders and Suicidality: a Nationwide Study in KoreaImpacts of Remaining Single above the Mean Marriage Age on Mental Disorders and Suicidality: a Nationwide Study in Korea
- Other Titles
- Impacts of Remaining Single above the Mean Marriage Age on Mental Disorders and Suicidality: a Nationwide Study in Korea
- Authors
- Lee Jimin; Kim Hyerim; Woo Jungmin; Man Chang Sung; Hong Jin Pyo; Lee Dong-Woo; Hahm Bong-Jin; Cho Seong-Jin; Park Jong-Ik; Jeon Hong Jin; Seong Su Jeong; Park Jee Eun; Kim Byung-Soo
- Issue Date
- Sep-2020
- Publisher
- 대한의학회
- Keywords
- Marriage; Single Person; Mental Disorders; Suicide; Cross-sectional Studies
- Citation
- Journal of Korean Medical Science, v.35, no.37, pp.1 - 14
- Journal Title
- Journal of Korean Medical Science
- Volume
- 35
- Number
- 37
- Start Page
- 1
- End Page
- 14
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/78848
- DOI
- 10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e319
- ISSN
- 1011-8934
- Abstract
- Background: This study investigated the impact of getting older than the mean marriage age on mental disorders and suicidality among never-married people.
Methods: We performed an epidemiological survey, a nationwide study of mental disorders, in 2016. In this study, a multi-stage cluster sampling was adopted. The Korean version of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview was conducted with 5,102 respondents aged 18 years or above. The associations between never-married status, mental disorders, and suicidality were explored according to whether the mean age of first marriage (men = 32.8 years; women = 30.1 years) had passed.
Results: Never-married status over the mean marriage age was associated with agoraphobia, obsessive–compulsive disorder, mood disorders, and major depressive disorder after adjusting for sociodemographic factors. Respondents with never-married status above the mean marriage age were associated with suicide attempts (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 3.21; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.36–7.60) after controlling for sociodemographic factors and lifetime prevalence of mental disorders, while respondents with never-married status under the mean marriage age were not. Moreover, in respondents with never-married status, getting older than the mean marriage age was associated with suicidal ideations (aOR, 1.49; 95% CI, 1.04–2.15) and suicide attempts (aOR, 3.38; 95% CI, 1.46–7.84) after controlling for sociodemographic factors and lifetime prevalence of mental disorders.
Conclusion: Never-married status above the mean first marriage age was associated with mental disorders and suicidality. These findings suggest the need for a national strategy to develop an environment where people with never-married status do not suffer even if their marriage is delayed.
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