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The Prevalence of and Psychosocial Risks for Suicide Attempts in Male and Female College Students in Taiwan
Author(s) -
Chou Cheng Hsiang,
Ko Huei Chen,
Wu Jo YungWei,
Cheng ChungPing
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
suicide and life‐threatening behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.544
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1943-278X
pISSN - 0363-0234
DOI - 10.1111/sltb.12007
Subject(s) - psychosocial , depression (economics) , clinical psychology , suicide risk , psychology , psychiatry , suicide prevention , depressive symptoms , medicine , demography , poison control , medical emergency , anxiety , sociology , economics , macroeconomics
The prevalence of and psychosocial risks for suicide attempts was investigated in college students in Taiwan by gender, after controlling for depressive symptoms. Self‐reported data were collected from a nationally representative sample of 2,835 college students; 11.90% of females and 8.87% of males reported they had attempted suicide in the preceding 12 months. After controlling for depression, suicidal ideations were associated with suicide attempts in females, whereas there were fewer positive expectations toward the future associated with suicide attempts in males. Several explanations for the high prevalence of suicide attempts among college students in T aiwan were discussed. In the future, further verification of the findings is necessary.