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  • Suicidality among Chinese college students: A cross-sectional study across seven provinces

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    Author(s)
    Lew, Bob
    Kõlves, Kairi
    Osman, Augustine
    Abu Talib, Mansor
    Ibrahim, Norhayati
    Siau, Ching Sin
    Chan, Caryn Mei Hsien
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    Kolves, Kairi
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    2020
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    Background: Although the suicide rate in China has decreased over the past 20 years, there have been reports that the younger age group has been experiencing an increased incidence of completed suicide. Given that undergraduate groups are at higher risks of suicidality, it is important to monitor and screen for risk factors for suicidal ideation and behaviors to ensure their well-being. Objective: To examine the risk and protective factors contributing to suicidality among undergraduate college students in seven provinces in China. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study involving 13,387 college students from seven ...
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    Background: Although the suicide rate in China has decreased over the past 20 years, there have been reports that the younger age group has been experiencing an increased incidence of completed suicide. Given that undergraduate groups are at higher risks of suicidality, it is important to monitor and screen for risk factors for suicidal ideation and behaviors to ensure their well-being. Objective: To examine the risk and protective factors contributing to suicidality among undergraduate college students in seven provinces in China. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study involving 13,387 college students from seven universities in Ningxia, Shandong, Shanghai, Jilin, Qinghai, Shaanxi, and Xinjiang. Data were collected using self-report questionnaires. Results: Higher scores in the psychological strain, depression, anxiety, stress, and psychache (psychological risk factors for suicidality) and lower scores in self-esteem and purpose in life (psychological protective factors against suicidality) were associated with increased suicidality among undergraduate students in China. Demographic factors which were associated with higher risks of suicidality were female gender, younger age, bad academic results, were an only child, non-participation in school associations, and had an urban household registration. Perceived good health was protective against suicidality. Conclusions: Knowing the common risk and protective factors for suicidality among Chinese undergraduate students is useful in developing interventions targeted at this population and to guide public health policies on suicide in China.
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    Journal Title
    PLoS One
    Volume
    15
    Issue
    8
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237329
    Copyright Statement
    © 2020 Lew et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
    Subject
    Criminology
    Sociology
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/396709
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