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Depression Moderated the Effect of Exposure to Suicide News on Suicidality among College Students in Taiwan
Author(s) -
Chiu Szuhua,
Ko Hueichen,
Wu Jo YungWei
Publication year - 2007
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 - 10.1521/suli.2007.37.5.585
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , psychology , clinical psychology , suicide prevention , demography , medicine , psychiatry , poison control , environmental health , sociology , economics , macroeconomics
The present study was designed to examine whether age, gender, and depression level may moderate the effect of exposure to suicide news on the suicidality of college students in Taiwan. A representative sample of 3,222 college students were recruited from Southern Taiwan with a total of 2,602 useable surveys returned. Results showed that only depression level reached a significant moderating effect and further examination showed that the exposure to suicide news significantly predicted suicidality solely in the severely depressed group.