Suicide Ideas of Middle School Students / 中国心理卫生杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To study the associated factors with suicide ideas in middle school students.Method:Multiple random sample method was used in the study. 1421 middle school students in Chengdu urban area were sampled and 1393 gave effective feedback. Self-made questionnaire (including age, sex, family circumstance, experience in childhood, substance abuse, question about suicide ideas, etc.), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Adolescent Self-Rating Life Events Check List (ASLEC) were applied to the students.Results:328 (23.5%) of the 1393 have suicide ideas. The risk factors of suicide ideas included 1) family factors parents' divorce, father/mother's passing away, remarried family, experienced abuse in childhood, violence or suicide behavior of family member. 2) school factors bullying or being bullied. 3) substance abuse smoking, drinking and addictive drugs abuse. 4) high score of BDI. 5) high score in inter-person relation factor and being punished factor of ASLEC. 6) sex factor female. Protecting Factors of suicide ideas included better achievement in school, singleton in family and harmony of family member.Conclusion:Suicide ideas were not rare in middle school students. Clinicians and teachers should discover and try to prevent possible suicide as early as possible.