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Factors Affecting Suicidal Ideation in Multicultural Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Happiness
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Kyung Ah Nam, Hun Ha Cho
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J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2022;33(2):228-236. Published online June 30, 2022
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2022.33.2.228
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The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the mediating effect of happiness in the relationship between internet addiction, depression and suicidal ideation among adolescents from multicultural families.
Methods 1,065 adolescents from multicultural families who participated in the 16th (2020) Adolescent Health Behavior Survey were selected as the final subjects for the study, and were analyzed with descriptive statistics, independent t-test, ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, and stepwise multiple regression.
Results There was a fully mediating effect of happiness in the relationship between internet addiction and suicidal ideation of the adolescents from multicultural families (F=6.65, p<.001). There was a partial mediating effect of happiness in the relationship between depression and suicidal ideation of the adolescents from multicultural families (F=10.01, p<.001).
Conclusion To mitigate the suicidal ideation of adolescents from multicultural families, it is necessary to develop and apply a positive psychological treatment program that enhances happiness for adolescents from multicultural families who are experiencing internet addiction and depression.
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The Effect of Mother’s Self-esteem, Acculturation Stress and Children’s Perceived Parenting Attitude on Self-esteem of Multicultural Adolescents: An Application of the Family Stress Model
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Hun Ha Cho, Jung Mi Kang, Yu Jin Jung
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J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2022;33(1):32-42. Published online March 31, 2022
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2022.33.1.32
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This study was conducted to develop a predictive model for self-esteem of adolescents in multicultural families. The study was based on the theory of family stress model and literature review.
Methods
This study used some of the data from the 1st year (2011) to the 6th year (2016) of the ‘Multicultural Adolescents Panel Study (MAPS)'.
Data analysis was conducted for 1,208 children and 1,208 mothers from the data of the 4th MAPS (2014), which was the first year of the middle school students. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS-WIN Version 20.0 and AMOS Version 20.0.
Results
The factors that have influence on the self-esteem of multicultural adolescents are mother’s parenting attitude and mother’s self-esteem. The explanatory power of these variables was 14%.
Conclusion
To increase the self-esteem of multicultural adolescents, a program that can positively change the self-esteem and parenting attitudes of multicultural mothers should be developed, and various social supports should be provided for multicultural mothers.
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