Ethnocultural Aspects of Suicide in Young People: A Systematic Literature Review Part 2: Risk Factors, Precipitating Agents, and Attitudes Toward Suicide

Colucci, Erminia; Martin, Graham

doi:10.1521/suli.2007.37.2.222

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“…Most studies find a positive relationship between accepting attitudes and suicidal ideation and behavior (Beautrais et al . 2004; Eskin, 2004; Colucci & Martin, 2007; Etzersdorfer, Vijayakumar, Schöny, Grausgruber, & Sonneck, 1998; Gibb et al, 2006; Joe et al . 2007; Kocmur & Dernovšek, 2003; Salander Renberg & Jacobsson, 2003; Stein, Brom, Elizur, & Witztum, 1998; Stein et al, 1992; Zemaitiene & Zaborskis, 2005), but some studies find no clear association between attitude changes and changes in suicidal behavior (Cleary & Brannik, 2007; Robertson & Cochrane, 1976) and other studies find a negative relationship (Platt, 1989; Sale, Williams, Clark, & Millis, 1975).…”

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The Acceptability of Suicide Among Rural Residents, Urban Residents, and College Students from Three Locations in China

Phillips

2010

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Background Community attitudes about suicide and their relationship to suicidal behavior have not been adequately investigated in low- and middle-income countries. Aims Compare acceptability of suicide in different population cohorts in China, identify factors that affect the degree of acceptability, and assess the relationship of cohort-specific acceptability of suicide and suicide rates. Methods A multi-stage stratified random sample of 608 rural residents, 582 urban residents and 629 college students were administered a 25-item scale in which respondents stated the likelihood they would consider suicide (on a 5-point Likert scale) if they experienced a variety of stressors ranging from ‘being disciplined at work’ to ‘developing a chronic mental illness’. The internal consistency and test-retest reliability for the scale are excellent (Cronbach’s α =0.92, ICC=0.75). Results College students had the most permissive attitudes about suicide and urban residents were significantly more accepting of suicide as a response to serious life stressors than rural residents. Multivariate analysis found that the overall acceptability score was higher in women, decreased with age, and increased with years of education. Conclusions There was no clear relationship between cohort-specific acceptance of suicide and reported rates of suicide, highlighting the complexity of the relationship between attitudes about suicide (of which acceptability is only one component) and suicidal behavior.

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The Acceptability of Suicide Among Rural Residents, Urban Residents, and College Students from Three Locations in China

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2010

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“…The questionnaire set consisted of five sections: (1) demographic characteristics (e.g., age and gender); (2) 11 questions regarding QOL from the WHO Quality of Life Assessment instrument (WHOQOL-BREF); (3) 10 questions regarding ATS from a literature review about ethno-cultural aspects of suicide; (4) 11 questions regarding ADD from a validated Multidimensional Orientation Toward Dying-And-Death Inventory; and (5) eight questions regarding suicide ideation; five items from Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) and three items from the author and associates (CDC, 2009;Erminia and Graham, 2007;Wittkowski, 2001;WHO, 1998).…”

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Suicide Ideation Associations with Attitudes toward Suicide, Quality of Life, and Attitudes toward Death and Dying among Chinese, Korean, Thai, and Vietnamese High School Seniors

Kay¹,

Jantaraweragul²,

Kanungsukkasem³

et al. 2012

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Suicide of an individual could leave devastating consequences for family, friends, relatives, and society. Suicide could be considered a serious concern and issue to public health, especially among adolescents. The purpose of the study was to examine associations of suicide ideation with attitudes toward suicide (ATS), quality of life (QOL), and attitudes toward death and dying (ADD) in high school seniors. The participants were conveniently sampled and consisted of 1,247 high school senior students from China, South Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam. The survey found that 21.7% of the Chinese, 20.9% of the Korean, 16.8% of the Thai, and 26.3% of the Vietnamese participants exhibited suicide ideation. The analysis revealed that student suicide ideation was significantly associated with ATS, QOL, and sustained elements of depression during the past 12 months in all four countries. In addition, there were statistically differences among the Chinese, Korean, Thai, and Vietnamese students in QOL, ATS, and ADD. The analysis determined that there were certain predictive factors for suicide ideation in the participants. The impact of these findings could extend to professional roles within the school system including curricula and services. Administrators, faculty, or social workers could gain a better understanding of the current suicide ideation phenomenon and help raise awareness to reduce potential suicide attempts among high school students in these Asian countries.

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“…Suicidal ideation is a strong predictor of suicide attempt (19), and suicidal ideation and attempts are the most important predictors for future suicide (20,21). The risk factors of suicide attempts in adolescents are psychopathology, prior suicide attempt, cognitive functions, sexual orientation, biological factors, familial factors, stress, socio-economic level, and school problems (22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27); cultural factors also play a role (28)(29)(30). Among youth with behavioral disorders, those with suicidality were more likely to be hospitalized compared to those without (31).…”

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Possible predictors of hospitalization for adolescents with conduct disorder seen in psychiatric emergency service

Mutlu¹,

Özdemir²,

Yorbık³

et al. 2015

Dusunen Adam

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Possible predictors of hospitalization for adolescents with conduct disorder seen in psychiatric emergency service Objective: The aim was to investigate predictors of hospitalization of adolescents with conduct disorder (CD) seen in emergency service of a mental health hospital.Method: Patients were evaluated retrospectively by age, gender, school status, family structure, presenting symptoms and their duration, comorbid psychiatric diagnoses, prior emergency service or outpatient clinic use, prior psychiatric hospitalization and family history of any mental disorder, according to first presentation during a 6-month period.Results: Mean age was 15.69±1.26 (12-17) years. Of the total of 144 patients, 61.8% (n=89) were female and 50 (34.7%) were hospitalized. Adolescents admitted to the inpatient unit presented significantly more often with suicidal ideation, had longer symptom duration, and were more likely to have a comorbid psychiatric disorder and a family history of a psychiatric disorder compared to those not admitted. In multivariate logistic regression analysis, suicidal ideation, having a comorbid psychiatric disorder, and having family history of a mental disorder predicted admission to the psychiatric inpatient unit. Conclusion:Clinicians in emergency settings should be aware of the prediction of hospitalization in adolescents with CD who have suicidal ideation, a comorbid psychiatric disorder and family history of a mental disorder. Suicide attempt seems to have an indirect effect, rather than a direct effect, on the prediction of hospitalization in youths with CD.

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Ethnocultural Aspects of Suicide in Young People: A Systematic Literature Review Part 2: Risk Factors, Precipitating Agents, and Attitudes Toward Suicide

Cited by 50 publications

References 62 publications

The Acceptability of Suicide Among Rural Residents, Urban Residents, and College Students from Three Locations in China

The Acceptability of Suicide Among Rural Residents, Urban Residents, and College Students from Three Locations in China

Suicide Ideation Associations with Attitudes toward Suicide, Quality of Life, and Attitudes toward Death and Dying among Chinese, Korean, Thai, and Vietnamese High School Seniors

Possible predictors of hospitalization for adolescents with conduct disorder seen in psychiatric emergency service

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