Perceptions Concerning College Student Suicide: Data from Four Universities

Westefeld, John S.; Homaifar, Beeta Y.; Spotts, Jennifer; Furr, Susan; Range, Lilian; Werth, James L.

doi:10.1521/suli.2005.35.6.640

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“…Less than one third of our respondents felt confident in their ability to convince someone to seek help and perceived themselves as having more than average to a great deal of confidence in their ability to ask someone about suicide and intervene when someone is at risk. These findings are also similar to those found in previous research (Drum, Brownson, Denmark, & Smith, 2009;King et al, 2008;Westefeld et al, 2005).…”

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confidence: 93%

Campus Suicide Prevention

2015

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A public health approach to suicide prevention (SP) emphasizes using a comprehensive plan utilizing multiple strategies to address suicide in the community of interest. Universities using this approach are called to develop interventions to increase SP knowledge, reduce suicide risk factors, enhance protective factors, and examine their efforts scientifically to evaluate program effectiveness. The current study polled responding college students (N = 819) about their exposure to campus SP messaging materials, participation in SP activities, and whether they experiencedhavinga person close to them attempt or die by suicide during the three years of a SP program funded by the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act (2004). Students were also queried about their perceived level of SP knowledge, knowledge of suicide facts, and the stigma associated with receiving treatment for suicidal thoughts and behaviors using the Suicide Prevention Exposure, Awareness, and Knowledge Survey (SPEAKS). Simultaneous multiple regression analyses were used to examine relationships between study variables. Results indicated that exposure to SP messaging materials predicted a higher level of self-perceived knowledge and a lower level of perceived stigma. Participating in SP activities and having someone close to you attempt or die by suicide predicted both a higher level of perceived knowledge and actual knowledge of suicide facts. Self-identifying as male predicted a higher level of stigma. Implications for campus SP programming are discussed.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 93%

Campus Suicide Prevention

2015

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“…In studies conducted in other countries, the prevalence of thoughts of suicide were found to be 24%, suicide attempts varied between 5 and 18% (11,(46)(47)(48)(49). Regardless of the fact that our findings show a higher prevalence than at other universities in Turkey, we hold that the thought, planning, or attempt of suicide are different terms, and our inclusion of the two different terms of suicide planning and suicide attempt in the same question may have affected the results.…”

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Prevalence of risky behaviors and relationship of risky behaviors with substance use among university students

Atlam¹,

Aldemir²,

Altıntoprak³

2017

Dusunen Adam

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Prevalence of risky behaviors and relationship of risky behaviors with substance use among university studentsObjective: This study aims to evaluate the prevalence of risky behaviors, frequently encountered in young adulthood, and the relationship between such behaviors and substance use in the university population. Method: This cross sectional, web-based, self-report study was carried out in a state university with 53,003 students. The power analysis was conducted according to the lowest prevalence (0.01%-0.6%) of substance use in universities in Turkey. A sample of 3,184 people was found to be sufficient for the research. The data of 2,973 individuals who completed the Addiction Profile Index was evaluated. Frequency tests, Pearson chi-square and logistic regression were used in the statistical analysis. Results: As participants 1,629 (54.8%) females and 1,344 (45.2%) males were included in the study. Suicidal plans or attempts and self-harming behaviors were significantly more prevalent among female students; carrying a weapon (penknife/knife/gun), engaging in physical fights, sustaining injuries in physical fights, early sexual relation experiences, condom usage, cigarette, alcohol, energy drink and substance consumption were significantly more prevalent among male students (p<0.001). Frequent suicidal plans or attempts (11.3 times) and early sexual experiences, before the age of 15 (16.6 times) were found to be riskier behaviors with regard to substance use; as the consumption of cigarettes, alcohol and energy drink increased, so did the risk of substance use. Conclusion: Gender is a distinctive characteristic with regard to risky behaviors among young people. The relationship between risky behaviors and substance use suggests that one risky behavior may lead to another. As such, it is necessary to evaluate the substance use among young people with risky behaviors and to examine other risky behaviors which accompany the substance use problems. Keywords: Risk-taking, substance abuse, university students ÖZET Üniversite öğrencilerinde riskli davranışların yaygınlığı ve riskli davranışların madde kullanımı ile ilişkisiAmaç: Genç yetişkinlik döneminde sıklıkla karşılaşılan riskli davranışların üniversite popülasyonundaki yaygınlığı ve madde kullanımı ile ilişkisinin değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Yöntem: Kesitsel, web-tabanlı, öz bildirime dayalı çalışma, 53,003 öğrencisi olan bir devlet üniversitesinde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Örneklem sayısı için, Türkiye'deki üniversitelerde madde kullanımının en düşük prevelansına (%0.01-%0.6) göre güç analizi kullanılmıştır. Araştırma için 3,184 kişilik örneklem sayısı yeterli bulunmuştur. Bağımlılık Profil İndeksi Anketini tamamlayan 2,973 kişinin verileri değerlendirilmiştir. İstatistiksel analizlerde frekans testleri, Pearson ki-kare ve lojistik regresyon kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Araştırmaya 1,629 (%54.8) kadın ve 1,344 (%45.2) erkek katıldı. Kadınlarda intihar planı ya da girişimi ve kendine zarar verme davranışı (KZVD); erkeklerde çakı, bıçak, tabanca gibi si...

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“…In 2010, suicide was the third leading cause of death among college-aged young adults, accounting for 14.1% of deaths in this age group (CDC, 2013). Furthermore, 24% of college students reported suicide ideation (Westefeld et al, 2005), a much higher percentage than the general population (3.3% experienced suicide ideation; Kessler, Berglund, Borges, Nock, & Wang, 2005). Taken together, these data indicate an imperative need to examine risk factors for suicide among college-aged individuals.…”

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confidence: 92%