Associations of aggressive behavior with self-esteem with suicide risk in college students / 中国学校卫生

ABSTRACT

Objective@#To explore the associations of aggressive behavior with self-esteem with suicide risk in college students.@*Methods@#A total of 4 154 college students in Suzhou, Hefei and Ma’anshan were enrolled in our study by multistage cluster sampling method during October to December 2017. Demographic characteristics, suicide risk, aggression and self-esteem of participants were evaluated by Suicidal Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R), Buss & Perry Aggression Questionnaire-Chinese Version (AQ-CV) and Rosenberg Self-esteem Questionnaire separately. Aggression and self-esteem were divided into three levels, high (> P 75 ), medium ( P 25 - P 75 ) and low (< P 25 ) level, according to the percentile of the questionnaire score. Multivariate logistic regression model was used to examine the associations of aggression and self-esteem with suicide risk, and to explore gender difference.@*Results@#The gender differences were found in suicide risk, aggressive behavior and self-esteem( χ 2=80.21, 26.47, 26.51 , P <0.01). More girls reported suicide ideation, suicide plan and suicide attempt compared to girls( χ 2=33.03, 25.11, 15.71 , P <0.01). Compared with boys, the detection rate of suicide ideation, suicide plan and suicide attempt of girls were higher( P <0.01). The high aggressive behavior and low self-esteem was correlated with increased risk of suicide, and the interaction effects of aggressive behavior and self-esteem on suicide risk was found. The students with high aggressive behavior and low self-esteem had a higher suicide risk, the multiple adjusted odds ratio was 19.39 (95% CI =11.10-33.87). Gender difference was not found in the associations of aggressive behavior and self-esteem with suicide risk ( P >0.05).@*Conclusion@#Aggressive behavior and self-esteem are correlated with suicide risk in college students.