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Gender differences in exposure and vulnerability to psychosocial and behavioral factors of suicide attempt among Korean adolescents

Gender differences in exposure and vulnerability to psychosocial and behavioral factors of... INTRODUCTIONThe significant role of gender in suicide attempts has been studied extensively. Studies in Western countries have found higher percentages of suicidal ideation and nonfatal suicidal behavior among females (Boeninger, Masyn, Feldman, & Conger, ; Taliaferro & Muehlenkamp, ; Wichstrøm & Rossow, ), but higher suicide mortality rates among males (Canetto & Sakinofsky, ; Henderson, Mellin, & Patel, ). Epidemiological studies about adolescents' suicide in Western countries have consistently reported higher rates of nonfatal suicidal behavior among females, suggesting gender‐specific susceptibility to suicide attempts during adolescence (Bae, Ye, Chen, Rivers, & Singh, ; Thompson & Light, ; Wunderlich, Bronisch, Wittchen, & Carter, ). This gender gap in suicidal behavior among adolescents also has been noted in Asian countries (Choo, Diederich, Song, & Ho, ; Mak, Ho, Chua, & Ho, ; Mak, Ho, Zhang, Day, & Ho, ) as well as South Korea (Ko, Lee, & Kim, ), where 22.9% of girls reported suicidal ideation and 5.4% reported attempting suicide, whereas 14.1% of boys reported suicidal ideation and 2.8% reported attempting suicide in 2014. Female predominance in suicidal behavior has remained unchanged since 2006 (National Statistical Office of Korea, ).Among adults, social factors are known to play important roles for http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Asia-Pacific Psychiatry Wiley

Gender differences in exposure and vulnerability to psychosocial and behavioral factors of suicide attempt among Korean adolescents

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© 2017 John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd
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1758-5864
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10.1111/appy.12272
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INTRODUCTIONThe significant role of gender in suicide attempts has been studied extensively. Studies in Western countries have found higher percentages of suicidal ideation and nonfatal suicidal behavior among females (Boeninger, Masyn, Feldman, & Conger, ; Taliaferro & Muehlenkamp, ; Wichstrøm & Rossow, ), but higher suicide mortality rates among males (Canetto & Sakinofsky, ; Henderson, Mellin, & Patel, ). Epidemiological studies about adolescents' suicide in Western countries have consistently reported higher rates of nonfatal suicidal behavior among females, suggesting gender‐specific susceptibility to suicide attempts during adolescence (Bae, Ye, Chen, Rivers, & Singh, ; Thompson & Light, ; Wunderlich, Bronisch, Wittchen, & Carter, ). This gender gap in suicidal behavior among adolescents also has been noted in Asian countries (Choo, Diederich, Song, & Ho, ; Mak, Ho, Chua, & Ho, ; Mak, Ho, Zhang, Day, & Ho, ) as well as South Korea (Ko, Lee, & Kim, ), where 22.9% of girls reported suicidal ideation and 5.4% reported attempting suicide, whereas 14.1% of boys reported suicidal ideation and 2.8% reported attempting suicide in 2014. Female predominance in suicidal behavior has remained unchanged since 2006 (National Statistical Office of Korea, ).Among adults, social factors are known to play important roles for

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