Risk factors of suicide among public university students of Bangladesh: A qualitative exploration

Urme, Salma Akter; Islam, Md. Syful; Begum, Hasena; Chowdhury, N.M. Rabiul Awal

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09659

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“…This finding was in line with previous evidence suggesting the potential negative impact of social support coping [ 57 , 58 ], mainly when the source of support is—indeed—unavailable (i.e., in our case, due to the COVID-19-related control measures and lockdown). From this perspective, students who were used to dealing with stress by adopting social support strategies may have felt highly frustrated due to the impossibility of accessing their sources of support (friends, relatives, partners) beyond the use of ICTs [ 37 , 59 ]. This may have resulted in exacerbation of feelings of demoralization, loneliness, isolation, and thwarted belongingness, which is well-demonstrated to be extremely harmful to individuals’ mental health [ 13 , 60 , 61 , 62 ].…”

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“…We hypothesize that these students are probably still actually isolated, and they are still experiencing remarkable difficulties in interacting with people and feelings of loneliness. These findings should be carefully considered also in light of the well-demonstrated depressive risk registered among university students both in the pre-pandemic period [ 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 ] and during the pandemic [ 32 , 74 , 75 , 76 ], as well as considering the alarming suicidal risk linked to disruptions within interpersonal relations [ 13 , 59 , 61 , 62 , 63 ].…”

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Perceived Past and Current COVID-19-Stressors, Coping Strategies and Psychological Health among University Students: A Mediated-Moderated Model

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Vallone

Volta

2022

IJERPH

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The COVID-19-pandemic entailed abrupt/long-lasting changes in university students’ lives, resulting in growing stress and stress-related outcomes. Although nowadays the pre-pandemic-life is gradually re-establishing, past-COVID-19-stressful experiences and strategies adopted to adjust to this condition may significantly impact students’ current experiences. Therefore, the development of research exploring the complex interplay between perceived past/present COVID-19-related experiences, coping strategies, and psychological health currently reported by students is needed. This study simultaneously tests the associations between Past-COVID-19-stressors and Current-COVID-19-stressors as moderated by Coping Strategies and the associations between Past-COVID-19-stressors and Psychological Symptoms as mediated by Current-COVID-19-stressors. A mediated-moderated model was tested on 355 university students. COVID-19-Student-Stress-Questionnaire (CSSQ) was used to assess COVID-19-stressors. Two CSSQ-versions were used, one of which was adjusted to assess Past-COVID-19-stressors recalled from previous restrictive pandemic phases. Coping-Orientation-to-Problem-Experienced-New-Italian-Version and Symptom-Checklist-90-Revised were used to assess, respectively, Coping Strategies and Psychological Symptoms. Findings confirmed the hypothesized Mediated-Moderated Model. The effects of Past-COVID-19-stressors on Current-COVID-19-stressors were moderated by Coping Strategies, and the effects of Past-COVID-19-stressors on Psychological Symptoms were mediated by Current-COVID-19-stressors. Unique psychopathological risk profiles deriving from the interplay between specific past/present stressors and coping strategies were found. Researchers and clinicians can use these findings to develop updated research and timely evidence-based interventions fostering students’ adjustment in the current period. Future research should further explore the impact of the complex interplay between perceived past/present COVID-19-related experiences and individual characteristics on psychological health conditions reported by people in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Perceived Past and Current COVID-19-Stressors, Coping Strategies and Psychological Health among University Students: A Mediated-Moderated Model

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Vallone

Volta

2022

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“…According to Choi et al (2017), the primary factor that contributes to someone committing suicide has been identified as suicidal ideation. Suicidality is mainly associated with interpersonal affairs, which include broken love relationships (Bantjes et al, 2019;Granieri et al, 2022;Jannath et al, 2022;Urme et al, 2022). Suicidal conduct is triggered by unfavourable internal experiences like self-perception and negative external experiences like the environment, especially the circumstances.…”

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“…Some of them did decide to end their life for unknown reasons at some point. Among other the reasons for suicide attempts involving university students were love problems such as love affairs and love disappointment (Granieri et al, 2022;Jannath et al, 2022;Urme et al, 2022;Bantjes et al, 2019). Hamidin and Maniam (2011) also stated that one of the most commonly reported threatening life events prior to a suicide attempt is breaking off a steady relationship.…”

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Love Relationship Satisfaction, Love Styles and Suicidal Ideation Among University Students

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Lee

Shminan

2023

JCSHD

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The suicide rate is increasing at an alarming pace, even among university students. Thus, this study attempted to identify suicidal ideation among university students through the perspective of love relationships (love satisfaction, love styles) and gender differences. A random sampling method has been carried out to collect the data. Analysis of the responses demonstrated that love relationship satisfaction was not associated with suicidal ideation among university students. On the other hand, there is a positive relationship between love styles and suicidal ideation among university students. Furthermore, love styles have a positive association with love relationship satisfaction. In addition, there is a significant difference between genders in suicidal ideation among university students, with females having higher suicidal ideation than males.

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“…Suicide, defined as an intentional attempt to hurt oneself, is a complex and multifaceted phenomenon which is influenced by individual, familial, social, and cultural factors (1,2). Suicide consists of a continuum of suicide ideation, planning, and suicide attempts (3).…”

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The Relationship Between Parental Bonding and Suicidal Ideation: The Mediating Role of Feelings of Self-conscious Affect (Shame and Guilt) and Separation-Individuation

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Background: Suicide is regarded as a major public health concern in the world. Identifying factors related to suicidal ideation and prevention of suicidal thoughts play a key role in reducing suicide rates. Objectives: This study aimed to examine the relationship between parental bonding and suicidal ideation with regard to the mediating role of feelings of shame, guilt, and separation-individuation. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 573 university students were selected as the sample by adopting multi-stage cluster sampling. Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI), Beck Scale of Suicide Ideation (BSSI), test of self-conscious affect (TOSCA-3), and Psychological Separation Inventory (PSI) were also used to conduct the present study. Structural equation modeling, SPSS version 21, and AMOS version 24 were used to analyze the data. Results: Maternal bonding had a direct and significant relationship with suicidal ideation (0/27), whereas the direct path between paternal bonding to suicidal ideation was non-significant (0/02). From among the mediating variables, only self-conscious affect (shame and guilt) had a significant relationship in the association between parental bonding (maternal and paternal) and suicidal ideation (0/20). Furthermore, there was no significant relationship between separation from mother (0/03) and separation from father (0/07) with suicidal thoughts. Conclusions: It was concluded that parental bonding – maternal bonding, in particular – played an important role in the emergence of suicidal ideation. In addition, it was found that dysfunctional parental bonding may have prepared the ground for the emergence of suicidal ideation through feelings of shame and guilt. Therefore, it was recommended that a special attention should be paid to the important roles of shame and guilt when developing treatment protocols for those vulnerable to suicide.

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Risk factors of suicide among public university students of Bangladesh: A qualitative exploration

Cited by 23 publications

References 21 publications

Perceived Past and Current COVID-19-Stressors, Coping Strategies and Psychological Health among University Students: A Mediated-Moderated Model

Perceived Past and Current COVID-19-Stressors, Coping Strategies and Psychological Health among University Students: A Mediated-Moderated Model

Love Relationship Satisfaction, Love Styles and Suicidal Ideation Among University Students

The Relationship Between Parental Bonding and Suicidal Ideation: The Mediating Role of Feelings of Self-conscious Affect (Shame and Guilt) and Separation-Individuation

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