Suicide ideation in higher education students: influence of social support
Aten. prim. (Barc., Ed. impr.)
; 46(cong): 88-91, nov. 2014. ilus, tab
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in English
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| ID: ibc-147512
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To determine the prevalence of students' suicidal ideation and to assess its connection with social support.METHODS:
Quantitative, descriptive and exploratory study on a sample of 1074 students from a higher education institution in Portugal. The data was collected through an online platform that included a questionnaire regarding the sociodemographic and academic profile of the students, the Social/Familiar Support Satisfaction Scale1 and the Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire2.RESULTS:
Students' ages varies between 17 and 49 (X = 23,9 years old ± 6,107 sd), with the great majority (64.7%) being females. Results show that the presence/severity of suicidal thoughts is low (X = 13.84; ± 20.29 SD) on a scale from 0 to 180 and cut-off point > 41 for values that suggest potential suicide risk, identifying 84 students at risk (7.8%). We verified significant connections between suicidal ideation and some dimensions of social support social activities (r = -0.305; P = .000), intimacy (r = -0.272; P = .000) and overall social support (r = -0.168; P = .002).CONCLUSIONS:
Suicidal ideation severity is higher on students who are far from home and living alone; students with weak social/familiar support networks (less involvement on social activities and intimate relationships). These results allow us to conclude that a frail social support network positively associates with ideation and suicidal riskRESUMEN
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Collection:
National databases
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Spain
Database:
IBECS
Main subject:
Family Characteristics
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Adolescent Behavior
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Suicidal Ideation
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Risk factors
Aspects:
Social determinants of health
Limits:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Aten. prim. (Barc., Ed. impr.)
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Escola Superior de Enfermagem do Porto/Portugal
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Escola Superior de Saúde de Viseu/Portugal
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Universidade do Porto/Portugal