“…The need for acceptance and recognition by their peers, perceived turmoil in interpersonal relationships, and fear of negative evaluations are often found to be valid predictors of suicidal ideation (Preston et al, 2022 ). Due to such fears and concerns, students often start to neglect social interaction, resulting in restricted social and psychological functioning, and even suicidal thoughts (Preston et al, 2022 ). Previous studies put much emphasis on the suicidal ideation of university students (Bernanke et al, 2017 ; Akram et al, 2020 ; Tasnim et al, 2020 ; Pillay, 2021 ) uncovering psychological problems (Cvetkovski et al, 2017 ) and especially explored possible factors associated with the risk of suicide, including depression (contributing 47% to 74% of risk), substance abuse, eating disorders, and schizophrenia (Yin et al, 2020 ; Correll et al, 2022 ; Favril et al, 2022 ).…”