ArticleJournal of Korean medical science2021
How Is the Suicide Ideation in the Korean Armed Forces Affected by Mental Illness, Traumatic Events, and Social Support?
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- Factors Associated With Suicidal Ideation Among Persons With Disabilities in South Korea: Retrospective Observational Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Observational
- Suicidal Ideation, Depression, Anxiety, Impulsivity, Self-Esteem, Emotional Regulation, Child Trauma and Hopelessness in Korean Military Soldiers.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Social Determinants of Suicide and Suicidality in Serving Military Personnel: A Global Scoping Review.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2025Article
- Gender Differences in the Association between Workplace Bullying and Depression among Korean Employees.Brain sciences · 2023Article
- A scoping review of military and Veteran families within international suicidality and suicide prevention research.Preventive medicine reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundSuicide is one of the leading causes of death in the military as in the general population. To mitigate such a serious public health problem, identifying the risk or protective factors of suicide behaviors is crucial.
methodsWe analyzed the representative data of the 2014 Korean Armed Forces to explore the relationship between past year adverse events (PAE), accumulated lifetime trauma (ALT), mental illness vulnerability, perceived social support, and suicidal ideation in the previous year.
resultsAmong the 6,377 subjects, 3.7% of males and 6.2% of females reported suicidal ideation in the previous year. Multivariate analytic models identified significant associations of PAE and ALT with suicidal ideation with a dose-response pattern. The mental illness vulnerability showed the most significant association with suicidal ideation even after controlling PAE or ALT. We found that perceived social support may be potentially linked with a reduced risk of suicidal ideation.
conclusionThis Korean military representative data demonstrates mental illness vulnerability; PAE; and lifetime trauma as significant risk factors of suicidal ideation, while perceived social support was found as a potential protective factor. Given the importance of the prevention of suicide in the military, those risk and protective factors may be used to screen soldiers at risk of suicide and provide further support on mental health services as needed.
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