Lee Ji Won, Kim Bong-Jo, Lee Cheol-Soon, Cha Boseok, Lee So-Jin, Lee Dongyun, Seo Jiyeong, Lee Young-Ji, Lee Youn-Jung, Lim Eunji, Choi Jae-Won
Department of Psychiatry, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Jinju, Korea.
Department of Psychiatry, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju, Korea.
Soa Chongsonyon Chongsin Uihak. 2021 Oct 1;32(4):161-169. doi: 10.5765/jkacap.210024.
Adolescent suicide is a serious social problem. Adolescent alcohol use is one of the most important risk factors for adolescent suicide. This study aimed to identify the relationship between drinking habits and suicide among Korean adolescents.
Data from the 14th and 15th Korean Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey, conducted in 2018 and 2019, were used for analysis. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to identify the relationship between drinking habits-including the age of drinking initiation, frequency of drinking, average drinking amount, frequency of drunkenness-and suicidal ideation, plans, and attempts.
Even after adjusting for age, sex, school grade, academic achievement, socioeconomic status, depression, stress, and drinking habits, the frequencies of drinking and drunkenness increased the risk of suicide attempts. Suicide attempts were associated with the frequency of drinking in girls and middle school students, and with the frequency of drunkenness in boys and high school students.
This study identified associations between drinking habits (the age of drinking initiation, frequency of drinking, average amount of drinking, frequency of drunkenness) and suicidal behavior in adolescents. Our findings suggest that to prevent adolescent suicide, it might be necessary to investigate drinking habits, including the frequencies of drinking and drunkenness. Moreover, considering the differences in sex and school grade, it is important to include the individual group characteristics when evaluating drinking habits.
青少年自杀是一个严重的社会问题。青少年饮酒是青少年自杀最重要的风险因素之一。本研究旨在确定韩国青少年饮酒习惯与自杀之间的关系。
使用2018年和2019年进行的第14次和第15次韩国青少年风险行为网络调查的数据进行分析。采用多元逻辑回归分析来确定饮酒习惯（包括开始饮酒的年龄、饮酒频率、平均饮酒量、醉酒频率）与自杀意念、计划和企图之间的关系。
即使在调整了年龄、性别、年级、学业成绩、社会经济地位、抑郁、压力和饮酒习惯之后，饮酒和醉酒频率仍会增加自杀企图的风险。自杀企图与女孩和中学生的饮酒频率以及男孩和高中生的醉酒频率有关。
本研究确定了青少年饮酒习惯（开始饮酒的年龄、饮酒频率、平均饮酒量、醉酒频率）与自杀行为之间的关联。我们的研究结果表明，为预防青少年自杀，可能有必要调查饮酒习惯，包括饮酒和醉酒频率。此外，考虑到性别和年级差异，在评估饮酒习惯时纳入个体群体特征很重要。
