Relationship among Korean University Students’ Suicidal Ideation, Posttraumatic Growth, Self-Efficacy, and Cultural Orientation
AUTHORS
Byungduck An,Dept. of Psychology and Philosophy, Pai Chai University, Daejoen, South Korea
Jiseun Lim,Department of Preventive Medicine, Eulji University College of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea
ABSTRACT
The purpose of the present study is to examine the effect of university students’ cultural orientation on self-efficacy, suicidal ideation, and posttraumatic growth in the context of the Korean society. The data were obtained through structured survey research conducted with 291 students at five universities in c City. According to the results of our analysis, there were significant differences between the groups. The mixed cultural orientation group showed the highest self-efficacy and posttraumatic growth.
KEYWORDS
Suicidal ideation, Posttraumatic growth, Self-efficacy, Cultural orientation, Context
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