Journal of Psychiatry

Yong Chon Park

Publications

• Research Article
  Variables Linking School Bullying and Suicidal Ideation in Middle School Students in South Korea
  Author(s): Aran Min, Seon-Cheol Park, Eun Young Jang, Yong Chon Park and Joonho ChoiAran Min, Seon-Cheol Park, Eun Young Jang, Yong Chon Park and Joonho Choi
  
  Background: We aimed to identify clinical variables linking school bullying with suicidal ideation among middle school students in South Korea, and to discuss the implications of our findings for school mental health in South Korea. Methods: From September to October, 2012, 1,198 participants were enrolled from among middle school students in the 7th and 8th grade in Guri, South Korea. Psychometric tools, consisting of the BVQ, SSI-Beck, CES-D, CAS and AMPQ-II, were used to evaluate perpetration of bullying and bullying victimization, suicidal ideation, delinquency, history of childhood trauma, and depressive symptoms, respectively. The relationships between bullying, suicidal ideation, and latent variables were fitted to a structural equation model. Results: The model represented the following findings: bullying victi.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/Psychiatry.1000268

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