ABSTRACT
Objective: To investigate the suicide ideation and related risk factors in laid-off workers in Changsha Method: By cluster sampling, 675 laid-off workers of 6 factories were collected 675 workers still at work matched by sex and age were collected as control All subjects completed Suicide Ideation Questionnaire, SCL-90, SES (self-esteem scale), TCQ (trait coping questionnaire), SSRS (social support rating scale) and LES (life event scale) Among all them, the data of 6 subjects was incomplete, therefore totally there were data of 1344 subjects (rate of drop-off was 0 4%) One-way and multiple logistic regression were employed to identify risk factors for suicide ideation Results: About one in four laid-off workers (23 4%) reported suicide ideation, 4 6% had a suicide plan or thought of exact methods, 2 8% had attempted suicide after unemployment Multiple unconditioned logistic regression analysis showed that the major risk factors for suicide ideation were suicide ideation before unemployment, poor mental health, negative coping style, recent life events, low income, poor social support and poor education Conclusion: The prevalence of suicide ideation among laid-off workers is much higher than that of general population Improving their mental health may be a helpful way to prevent suicide