1Assistant Professor, Dept. of Nursing, Changshin University, Korea
2Student, Dept. of Alternative Medicine, Graduate School Kyonggi University, Korea
3Assistant Professor, Seoul Women's College of Nursing, Korea
Online published on 4 June, 2019.
This study was conducted to identify the types of suicidal thinking in adolescents and to compile basic data on the mental health of adolescents by verifying their characteristics.
This study is an exploratory study with Q methodology applied to identify the different types of suicidal thinking in adolescents and describe the characteristics of each type.
As a result of this study, four types were identified. They were ‘those who abide by ethics’, ‘those with high risk for suicide’, ‘those who are impulsive and avoid reality’, and ‘those who empathize with suicide’. An increase in adolescents suicides means an increase in the potential risk group that can commit suicide.
As such, prevention of suicidal thoughts is important. This researcher hopes that through the findings of this study, various programs that can reduce suicidal thoughts can be developed.
Adolescents, Suicidal thinking, Q methodology, Type, Subjectivity
