Why is Korean girls' suicidal ideation rate higher than boys' rate? The role of gender heterogeneity in peer groups.

Girls typically show much lower suicide rates than boys in most OECD countries. However, in South Korea, the suicide rate of girls almost reaches that of boys. Moreover, Korean girls' suicide rate is remarkable even among other advanced countries. One potential approach to explaining Korean gir...

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Main Authors: Youngjoon Bae, Jaein Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0290072&type=printable