Associated Factors of Suicide Among University Students: Importance of Family Environment

Gençöz, Tülin; Or, Pınar

doi:10.1007/s10591-006-9003-1

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“…Specifi cally, the fi rst distinct feature refers to depressive symptoms, social anxiety, fears of abandonment in signifi cant interpersonal relationships, and loneliness; the second distinct feature refers to the confi dence in others and the degree of comfort with intimacy. This characterization is supported in the literature that mentions signifi cant diff erences in various psychological and psychopathological domains between individuals with and without suicidal ideation (Borges & Werlang 2006;Dervic et al, 2007;Eisenberg et al, 2007;Ellis & Ratliff , 1986;Eskin, Voracek, Stieger, & Altinyazar, 2011;Garlow et al, 2008;Gençöz & Or, 2006;Kashden, Fremouw, Callahan, & Franzen 1993;Lasgaard et al, 2010;Mazza & Reynolds, 2001;Özer, Yildirim, & Erkoç, 2015;Peter et al, 2008;Reinherz, Tanner, Berger, Beardslee, & Fitzmaurice, 2006;Tyssen, Vaglum, Grønvold, & Ekeberg, 2001).…”

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Searching for Psychological Predictors of Suicidal Ideation in University Students

Pereira

Cardoso

2018

Psic.: Teor. e Pesq.

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-The present study aims to identify psychological predictors of suicidal ideation in university students. We collected a sample of 366 participants, representing a population of 7102 students from a university in northern Portugal (95% CI). Both in the whole sample and in the intra-gender analysis, students with suicidal ideation revealed higher levels of depressive symptoms, loneliness, social anxiety and fears of abandonment, and lower levels of comfort with intimacy and trust in others. Loneliness and depression are signifi cant predictors of suicidal ideation, with an odds ratio of 1.095 and 1.108, respectively. The results were consistent with those found in the literature, and call for more research and implementation of intervention protocols in university populations.Keywords: psychological predictors, suicidal ideation, university students Investigando Preditores Psicológicos de Ideação Suicida em Estudantes UniversitáriosRESUMO -Este trabalho buscou investigar preditores psicológicos de ideação suicida em estudantes universitários. Coletaramse dados de 366 participantes, que representavam uma população de 7102 estudantes de uma universidade no Norte de Portugal (95% CI). Tanto na amostra total como nas análises intra-gêneros, estudantes com ideação suicida revelaram maiores níveis de sintomas depressivos, solidão, ansiedade social e medo do abandono, bem como menores níveis de conforto com a intimidade e confi ança nos outros. Solidão e depressão mostraram-se preditores signifi cativos de ideação suicida, com uma odds ratio de 1,095 e 1,108, respectivamente. Os resultados foram consistentes com os encontrados na literatura e destacam a necessidade de pesquisas e da implementação de protocolos de intervenção junto à população universitária.Palavras-chave: preditores psicológicos, ideação suicida, universitários

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Searching for Psychological Predictors of Suicidal Ideation in University Students

Pereira

Cardoso

2018

Psic.: Teor. e Pesq.

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“…Therefore, the cut-off values were not used to assign a diagnosis or treatment, but rather to inform decisions about whether a more comprehensive clinical screening should be undertaken (Zimmerman, 2002). The high levels of symptoms present on the subscales is consistent with previous research that indicated that not only globally, but also locally, there is an increase in mental health problems amongst students (Del Pilar, 2009;Garlow et al, 2008;Gencoz & Or, 2006;Pillay et al, 2002). The recommendation for follow-up was most prominent regarding post-traumatic stress, alcohol abuse/dependency and major depression.…”

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“…Hence, international research has indicated an upward trend over the last few decades in the quantity and severity of mental health problems presented by HE students (Del Pilar, 2009;Garlow et al, 2008;Gencoz & Or, 2006;Wang, Lee & Wahid, 2013). These studies demonstrated significant levels of depressive symptoms, suicide ideation, suicide attempts, anxiety, anger, and alcohol and drug use in students.…”

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The Relationships Between First‑Year Students’ Sense of Purpose and Meaning in Life, Mental Health and Academic Performance

Walt

2019

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The research explored the relationships that exist between first-year students' sense of purpose and meaning in life, mental health and academic performance enrolled for courses with at-risk subjects at a higher education institution. Empirical data was obtained from 269 participants (18-22 years = 60.97%, female = 55.80%) who completed the Purpose in Life test and Mental Health Screening Questionnaire that assessed their sense of purpose and meaning in life and mental health. The average mark in four subjects during their midyear examination denoted their academic performance. The results suggested that students were still exploring the nature of their sense of purpose and meaning in life (M = 109.21, SD = 21.05) and that small, significant relationships existed between their sense of purpose and meaning in life and mental health. These findings suggested that student practitioners should consider developing interventions to enhance first-year students' identification of their purpose and meaning in life that may inherently also aid their identity development. Likewise, practitioners should consider strengthening and/or developing interventions in critical mental health areas like depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress and alcohol use behaviour.

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“…Suicidal Possibility Scale (SPS) was used to measure individual levels of suicide risk (Cull et al, 1988), which can be recognized as another gold standard for evaluating the performance of the Chinese suicide dictionary. SPS is an effective screening tool designed to assess suicide risk in adolescents and adults (Gençöz, 2006;Naud, 2010). SPS consists of 36 self-rating items.…”

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Peer Review #1 of "Creating a Chinese suicide dictionary for identifying suicide risk on social media (v0.2)"

2015

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Introduction. Suicide has become a serious worldwide epidemic. Early detection of individual suicide risk in population is important for reducing suicide rates. Traditional methods are ineffective in identifying suicide risk in time, suggesting a need for novel techniques. This paper proposes to detect suicide risk on social media using a Chinese suicide dictionary. Methods. To build the Chinese suicide dictionary, eight researchers were recruited to select initial words from 4,653 posts published on Sina Weibo (the largest social media service provider in China) and two Chinese sentiment dictionaries (HowNet and NTUSD). Then, another three researchers were recruited to filter out irrelevant words. Finally, remaining words were further expanded using a corpus-based method. After building the Chinese suicide dictionary, we tested its performance in identifying suicide risk on Weibo. First, we made a comparison of the performance in both detecting suicidal expression in Weibo posts and evaluating individual levels of suicide risk between the dictionary-based identifications and the expert ratings. Second, to differentiate between individuals with high and non-high scores on self-rating measure of suicide risk (Suicidal Possibility Scale, SPS), we built Support Vector Machines (SVM) models on the Chinese suicide dictionary and the Simplified Chinese Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (SCLIWC) program, respectively. After that, we made a comparison of the classification performance between two types of SVM models. Results and Discussion. Dictionary-based identifications were significantly correlated with expert ratings in terms of both detecting suicidal expression (r=0.507) and evaluating individual suicide risk (r=0.455). For the differentiation between individuals with high and non-high scores on SPS, the Chinese suicide dictionary (t1: F 1 =0.48; t2: F 1 =0.56) produced a more accurate identification than SCLIWC (t1: F 1 =0.41; t2: F 1 =0.48) on different observation windows. Conclusions. This paper confirms that, using social media, it is possible to implement real-time monitoring individual suicide risk in population. Results of this study may be useful to improve Chinese suicide prevention programs and may be insightful for other countries.

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Associated Factors of Suicide Among University Students: Importance of Family Environment

Cited by 24 publications

References 26 publications

Searching for Psychological Predictors of Suicidal Ideation in University Students

Searching for Psychological Predictors of Suicidal Ideation in University Students

The Relationships Between First‑Year Students’ Sense of Purpose and Meaning in Life, Mental Health and Academic Performance

Peer Review #1 of "Creating a Chinese suicide dictionary for identifying suicide risk on social media (v0.2)"

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