Effect of community attitudes on suicide mortality in South Korea: a nationwide ecological study
The observed inverse association between permissive community attitudes and suicide contradicts the findings of previous research that links permissive individual attitudes to increased suicidal behavior. Our findings suggest that attitudes may operate differently at the individual and group levels. Although the cross-sectional design and single-country focus of this study warrant further investigation, our findings indicate that attitudes are significant contextual factors in the process of suicide, which could lead to novel approaches in suicide prevention.
Authors
- Sooyeon Min (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9414-5635)
- Minseok Hong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6028-8286)
- Yoojin Song
- Min Ji Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6153-8811)
- Hyesoo Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4314-1327)
- Kyunghoon Son
- Sang Jin Rhee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6221-5953)
- Jeong Hun Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1286-264X)
- C. Hyung Keun Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2568-1426)
- Hyunju Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4237-070X)
- Yong Min Ahn
Institutions
- Seoul National University (KR)
- Asan Medical Center (KR)
- Seoul National University Hospital (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychiatry
- Published
- 2024-09-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1423609
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.56
Funders
- Ministry of Health and Welfare