Stress, coping and suicide ideation in Chinese college students

Zhang, Xiaoyun; Wang, Haiping; Xia, Yan; Liu, Xiaohong; Jung, Eunju

doi:10.1016/j.adolescence.2011.10.003

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“…But, in contrast, the country’s non-material facet of well-being has been somewhat neglected (Mok et al, 2010; Shek, 2010); a fact that comes to light in adolescents’ escalating numbers of suicides (Phillips et al, 2002; Shah, 2007). The prevalence of suicides is 10.72% in Chinese students (Li et al, 2014; Tang and Qin, 2015) and self-harm ideation is a precursor to attempted or completed suicide (Zhang et al, 2012; Burke and Alloy, 2016). While suicidal behavior is frequently related to the presence of psychiatric conditions, particularly mood disorders (Pompili et al, 2009) we studied students in real life conditions with no – to our knowledge – known psychiatric history.…”

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Interparental Conflict Relative to Suicidal Ideation in Chinese Adolescents: The Roles of Coping Strategies and Meaning in Life

Zhang

Chen

et al. 2017

Front. Psychol.

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The aim of this study was to explore the paths between interparental conflict and Chinese adolescents’ suicidal ideation. Altogether 931 adolescents (Mage = 17.84, SD = 0.77, females = 531) completed the Dyadic Consensus Scale, Self-Report Coping Scale, Meaning in Life Questionnaire, and Positive and Negative Suicide Ideation questionnaires. Mediation analyses were conducted, focusing on the relations between interparental conflict and suicidal ideation along with coping styles and a sense of meaning in life. The results showed that interparental conflict indirectly predicted adolescents’ suicidal ideation via three mediators: coping-approach strategies, presence of meaning, and the joint serial effects of coping-approach strategies and presence of meaning in Chinese adolescents. In addition, boys were more likely to be at risk for suicidal ideation than girls, so were 10th graders compared to 11th graders. These findings supported a combined distress-to-meaninglessness line of thinking along with the use of coping-approach strategies to depress self-harm ideation. Generally, interparental conflict should be kept out of youngsters’ immediate vicinity as a preventive measure of suicidal ideation.

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Interparental Conflict Relative to Suicidal Ideation in Chinese Adolescents: The Roles of Coping Strategies and Meaning in Life

Zhang

Chen

et al. 2017

Front. Psychol.

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“…Improper coping with stress may lead to self-destructive and aggressive behaviors as dark as suicide [3,4]. Consequently, chronic exposure to stress can significantly alter the physiology of the mind and body, leading to several stress-related diseases [5].…”

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confidence: 99%

Perceived Stress Scores among Saudi Students Entering Universities: A Prospective Study during the First Year of University Life

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Al‐Othman

Albanyan

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In this prospective study we wanted to determine whether perceived stress over time among students in the Preparatory Year of King Saud University (KSU) predisposes them to cardiometabolic abnormalities. A total of 110 apparently healthy Saudi students (35 men and 75 women enrolled during the 2010−2011 academic year) were included. Perceived stress was determined at baseline and 1 year later. Anthropometrics were obtained and morning fasting serum glucose, lipid profile and cortisol were measured at both times. Perceived stress was noted among 48.2% of subjects at baseline and was not significantly different after follow-up, with 45.4% scoring high. In men, the prevalence of perceived stress was 48.6% at baseline (13 out of 35) and 37.1% at follow-up (13 out of 35), while in women it was 48% at baseline and 49.3% at follow-up. Interestingly, significant improvements in the blood pressure and lipid profiles, with the exception of HDL-cholesterol, were observed in both men and women, while fasting glucose also improved in women. Serum cortisol was inversely associated to fasting glucose, and total- and LDL-cholesterol (p-values 0.007, 0.04 and 0.04, respectively). These data are opposite to findings in students entering Western universities, in whom increasing stress and a deteriorating cardiometabolic profile have been repeatedly noted. Perceived stress and morning cortisol levels among students of the Preparatory Year in KSU remained constant for both genders over time, yet an improved cardiometabolic profile was observed, suggesting good adaptation among our pre-college students in their first year of university life.

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“…Girls reported significantly higher rates of somatic than did boys while aggresive and delinquent behavior higher than girls (Reynolds, O'Koon, Papademetriou, Szczygiel, & Grant, 2001). Recent stressful life events, especially physical and psychological abuse, significantly predicted suicide ideation in youth, even after controlling for a host of other risk factors (Beautrais, 2003;Thompson, Proctor, English, Dubowitz, Narasimhan, & Everson, 2011;Zhang, Wang, Xia, Liu, & Jung, 2012).…”

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confidence: 97%