Suicidal ideation and suicidal attempts in a population-based study of Chinese people: Risk attributable to hopelessness, depression, and social factors

Cheung, Yin Bun; Law, C. K.; Chan, Brandford H. Y.; Liu, Ka Yuet; Yip, Paul S. F.

doi:10.1016/j.jad.2005.11.018

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“…Elevated aspirations for the future can create negative emotions or patterns of self blame and doubt, under circumstances where current achievements do match self expectations. These negative emotions may subsequently increase the risk of suicide, as has been confirmed in previous studies (Cheung et al, 2006; Palmer et al, 2005). Previous studies have also found that healthy coping skills can help individuals deal with stress related to negative life events (Horesh et al, 1996; Sun et al, 2015b).…”

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Psychological Strains and Suicidal Intent

Sun

Zhang

2016

J Nerv Ment Dis

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Psychological strains are hypothesized to precede a suicidal intent that may lead to suicide, where psychological strains can be considered a function of social structure imbedded with negative life events. This study aimed to test the potential relationship between psychological strains and suicidal intent in Chinese rural suicide attempters. Data regarding medically serious suicide attempters (n=791) were gathered from county level emergency rooms in randomly selected counties in rural China (15–54 years of age). Face to face interview data were obtained with semi-structured instruments. Results showed that the strain variables interacted with gender in predicting degree of suicide intent in Chinese rural suicide attempters. Specifically, aspiration strain and coping strain were associated with suicide intent in Chinese male suicide attempters, while value strain was associated with suicide intent in Chinese female suicide attempters. This study supported the strain hypothesis in Chinese rural suicide attempters.

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confidence: 76%

Psychological Strains and Suicidal Intent

Sun

Zhang

2016

J Nerv Ment Dis

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“…Written informed consent was obtained from all respondents for both surveys. Details of the two household surveys have been published elsewhere [7,15,16]. This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Social Sciences, the University of Hong Kong.…”

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“…Hence, the total scores ranges from 20 to 120, with higher scores indicating higher level of hopelessness. The Chinese version of the BHS has been validated and widely used in Chinese-speaking populations [15,21,23]. …”

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Validation of the Chinese version of the Reynolds’ suicidal ideation questionnaire: psychometric properties and its short version

Zhang

Yip

2014

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BackgroundThis study aims to validate the Chinese version of the Reynolds’ Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire (SIQ) in a Chinese society and explore a convenient short version.MethodsA sample of 711 cases was derived from two territory-wide surveys of Hong Kong adolescents aged between 15 and 19 years old.ResultsThe SIQ and the Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire-Junior (SIQ-JR) demonstrated good reliability and concurrent validity among Hong Kong adolescents. However, the factor structure for both SIQ and SIQ-JR appeared to be unclear. A four-item short form of the SIQ-JR, namely, SIQ-JR-4, was proposed.ConclusionThe SIQ-JR-4 is an ideal substitute of the SIQ/SIQ-JR for future quick assessment of suicidal ideation in Chinese young adolescents.

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“…The total score was used in the analyses. The Chinese version of BHS has been validated with a number of Chinese samples and proved to be an excellent measure of hopelessness in China (Cheung et al, 2006; Kong et al, 2007). …”

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Medically Serious Suicide Attempters With or Without Plan in Rural China

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Zhang²

2016

J Nerv Ment Dis

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Although previous studies have discussed the risk factors of unplanned suicide behavior in several countries, the unplanned suicide attempt in China was not explored in a large sample. We aim to look into the characteristics of unplanned suicide attempters in China, and compare them with those suicide attempters with plans. Subjects were 791 medically serious suicide attempters aged 15–54 years in rural China. The sixth item of Beck’s Suicide Intent Scale (SIS) was used to estimate the planned and unplanned suicide attempt. Logistic regression analysis was performed to examine the factors related to planned or unplanned suicide attempt. The results showed that the planned suicide attempt were associated with higher education, hopelessness and prior suicide act. The unplanned suicide attempt tend to suicide by pesticide and store pesticide at home. A ban of lethal pesticides may be a method for suicide prevention in rural China.

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Suicidal ideation and suicidal attempts in a population-based study of Chinese people: Risk attributable to hopelessness, depression, and social factors

Cited by 94 publications

References 14 publications

Psychological Strains and Suicidal Intent

Psychological Strains and Suicidal Intent

Validation of the Chinese version of the Reynolds’ suicidal ideation questionnaire: psychometric properties and its short version

Medically Serious Suicide Attempters With or Without Plan in Rural China

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