Risk factors for suicide attempt among college students at Central South University / 中华流行病学杂志
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
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(12): 288-291, 2004.
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em Chinês
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To understand the prevalence and risk factors for suicidal ideation among college students and to provide a scientific basis for promoting psychological health and suicide prevention.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>623 college students at Central South University were selected using stratified cluster sampling and administered a suicide ideation questionnaire, a Symptom Check List (SCL-90), an Adolescent Self-Rating Life Events Check List (ASLEC), a Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS) and a questionnaire about background information. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was employed to identify risk factors for suicide ideation.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>One year prior to our investigation, 14.6% of respondents had suicide ideation, 2.5% had made a specific suicide plan, and 1.8% had made a suicide attempt. The main risk factors for suicide ideation were dissatisfaction with the selected major of study, limited social support, recent negative life events and depressive tendency.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The prevalence of suicide ideation among these college students was high. Appropriate measures focusing on the risk factors identified in this study should be urgently developed to prevent suicides in college students.</p>
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Assunto principal:
Psicologia
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Estudantes
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Tentativa de Suicídio
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Universidades
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Modelos Logísticos
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China
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Inquéritos e Questionários
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Fatores de Risco
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Estudo prognóstico
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Chinês
Revista:
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
Ano de publicação:
2004
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