@article{ref1,
title="Self-esteem as a Moderator of the Effects of Happiness, Depression, and Hostility on Suicidality Among Early Adolescents in Korea",
journal="Journal of preventive medicine and public health",
year="2019",
author="Choi, Yeun-Soon and Shin, Hee Kyoung and Hong, Dae-Yong and Kim, Jang-Rak and Kang, Yune-Sik and Jeong, Baekgeun and Park, Ki Soo and Lee, Key Hyo",
volume="52",
number="1",
pages="30-40",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of self-esteem as a moderator of the factors influencing suicidality among middle-schoolers. METHODS: Moderated multiple regression analysis was applied to assess the influence of happiness, depression, and hostility on suicidality and to determine the degree to which self-esteem served as a moderator of those relationships. Data were collected from 268 students at a middle school in Busan, Korea, using a self-administered structured questionnaire. RESULTS: Happiness, depression, and hostility had significant direct effects on suicidality. Self-esteem showed no direct effect, but had a significant moderating effect on the relationship between hostility and suicidal behavior. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that various interventions, such as counseling programs, should be designed to alleviate hostility and depression and to enhance happiness and self-esteem among early adolescents.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1975-8375",
doi="10.3961/jpmph.18.095",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3961/jpmph.18.095"
}