The Moderating Effects of Empathy Ability on the Relationship Between University Students’ Impulsivity and Suicidal Risk
AUTHORS
Choonkyung Kim,Dept. of Child and Family, Kyungpook National Univ, South Korea
Yonsuk Chae,Dept. German Teachers College, Kyungpook National Univ, South Korea
Minkyu Cho,Dept. of Child and Family, Kyungpook National Univ, South Korea
ABSTRACT
In this study, it was noted that when the personality characteristics of university students showing suicide risk were identified, they were accompanied by a high level of impulsiveness. In other words, a high level of impulse can play a role in increasing the risk of suicide, so an approach is needed to reduce it. Therefore, in this study, we would like to see if impulsiveness controls the influence of suicide risk using empathy. To this end, a study was conducted on 772 students attending universities located in Daegu and Gyeongbuk. After obtaining approval from IRB. The measurement tools used in research analysis are impulsivity, suicide risk, and empathy. For the research analysis, the three-step control regression analysis proposed by Baron and Kenny was used. The research results are as follows. First, Empathy ability was shown to control the impact of impulsivity on suicidal risk. The higher the empathy ability, the lower the impact of impulsivity on suicidal risk. Second, Empathy ability was shown to control the impact of impulse on the suicidal risk sub-factor. The details are as follows. Empathy ability was found to control the impact of impulsivity on negative self-assessment, suicidal ideation, and hopelessness. The higher the empathy, the lower the impact of impulsivity on negative self-assessment, suicidal ideation, and hopelessness. Through this study, it can be found that it is necessary to improve the empathy ability to reduce the suicidal risk of university students.
KEYWORDS
Suicidal risk, Impulsivity, Empathy ability, Moderating effect
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