Factors Related to Suicidal Ideation among College Students in GUAM

Predictors of Mental Health Among College Students in Guam: Implications for Counseling

“…Nevertheless, our findings suggested that sharing an accommodation could also produce an adverse effect if individuals lacked social skills or the relationships were not mature enough. As noted by Ran et al (2015), poor social interactions and problematic relationships may also increase students' vulnerability to suicidal behavior. Because these stressors are common among college students, they pose a significant risk to young adults' mental health (Gore & Aseltine, 2003).…”

Suicide and suicide attempts in the Pacific Islands: A Systematic Literature Review

“… Subgroup data by ethnicity and sex provided for violence by self in total (authors do not indicate but seem to include fatal and non-fatal). 12 (Low) Ran et al., 2015 [48] 8.2% of students with lifetime suicide attempts (n = 17). NR for attempts, only for ideation.…”

“… Pridmore, 1997 [52] Solomon Islands (Jan 1989-Jul 1993) Suicide & SA N=13 suicides N=123 further instances of suicidal behaviours Case series Surveillance from the "suicide book" maintained by the Casualty Department of Central Hospital (the date, name, sex, method of self-injury, and, in the case of ingestion, the name and amount of drugs consumed). Ran et al., 2015 [48] Guam (2009) SA N=207 (response rate 82.1%) Cross-sectional study Self-report survey of students at the University of Guam (all students were invited to participate) where young people were asked about lifetime suicide attempts Ree, 1971 [43] Macuata province in Fiji (1962-1968) Suicide N=73 suicides Case series Surveillance from police records in Macuata Province. Roberts et al., 2007 [44] Fiji, Western Viti Levu (January 2004-December 2005) SA N=132 suicide attempts Case series People referred to Family Support and Education Group after attempted suicide Rubinstein, 1983 [51] Micronesia (widely) (more specifically covered Federated State of Micronesia (Yap, Truk, Ponape), Republic of Palau and the Marshall Islands (Kwajalein and Majuro)) 1960-1980 Suicide A case file of “over 300” suicides (as well as “over 300 suicide attempts” although analyses did not investigate these further) Case series All available official reports were examined for data relevant to Micronesian suicides during the post-war period.…”

“…In terms of coverage of the Pacific Islands, most articles focused on a single country, of which most ( n =13) were about Fiji. [5 , [35] , [36] , [37] , [38] , [39] , [40] , [41] , [42] , [43] , [44] , [45] , [46] The remaining studies identified in the review covered Guam ( n =3), [6 , 47 , 48] New Caledonia ( n =2), [49 , 50] (Federated States of) Micronesia ( n =2), [7 , 51] French Polynesia ( n =2), [23 , 34] and one each on the Solomon Islands, [52] Tokelau, [53] and The Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands. [54] A further four articles contained information from multiple Pacific Island countries, [3 , 4 , 24 , 55] and six analysed data from globally distributed surveys.…”