Suicidal ideation among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic: a rapid systematic review with meta-analysis

Teixeira, Karlayle de Oliveira Martins; Lisboa, Jonathan Lopes de; Dias, Bárbara Magalhães Figueiredo; Ferreira, Raquel Conceição; Zarzar, Patrícia Maria; Sampaio, Aline Araújo

doi:10.33448/rsd-v11i4.26426

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“…We can see an increase in ideation if we compare their percentage with ours. The increase may reflect a general trend over the past years in China and may reflect the long-term social and economic disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic [72,73].…”

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“…This pandemic has caused large-scale disruptions including depression, anxiety, and stress. Although recent studies have not observed an increase in suicide rates in the first months of the pandemic [75][76][77][78], it has been reported that disruptions caused by the pandemic, including depression and anxiety, are important factors associated with suicidal ideation and behavior in college students [72,73] and adults [79][80][81]. Future studies are needed to examine the long-term impact of the pandemic on suicide [75][76][77]82].…”

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The Roles of Endorsement and Stigma in Suicidal Ideation and Behavior among Chinese College Students

Lyu

Liu

2023

IJERPH

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Previous studies have suggested that stereotypes towards suicide, including endorsement of suicide and stigma toward suicide, may contribute to suicidal ideation and behaviors. However, this has not been examined directly. In this study, we examined whether endorsement of suicide and stigma toward suicide are involved in the pathway from suicidal ideation to suicide attempts among college students. To this end, we used the Suicidal Ideation Attributes Scale (SIDAS), the Suicidal Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R), and the Stigma of Suicide Scale (SOSS) to assess suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, endorsement of suicide, and stigma toward suicide, respectively, in a sample of 944 Chinese college students (mean age, 20.97 years). Using mediation analysis, we found that suicidal ideation partially mediated the relationship between endorsement of suicide and suicide attempts and between stigma toward suicide and suicide attempts. These findings provide novel evidence that endorsement of suicide and stigma toward suicide are closely associated with suicide attempts, but partially through the influences of suicidal ideation. Future studies should elaborate on their longitudinal relationships. Implications of these findings for clinical practices are discussed with reference to the ideation-to-action framework of suicide, aiming to reduce suicidal behaviors.

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The Roles of Endorsement and Stigma in Suicidal Ideation and Behavior among Chinese College Students

Lyu

Liu

2023

IJERPH

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“…3,10,11 Several reviews found that university students were at high risk for suicide-related behaviours, and associated risk factors included social isolation and mental illness. [11][12][13] As the long-term mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are unclear, continued surveillance is needed to inform comprehensive and effective responses to suicide risks, including among young adults.…”

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Suicidal ideation among young adults in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from a population-based cross-sectional study

Liu

Contreras

Pollock

et al. 2023

Health Promot Chronic Dis Prev Can

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Using data from the 2020 and 2021 cycles of the Survey on COVID-19 and Mental Health, we examined suicidal ideation among adults in Canada aged 18 to 34 years. The prevalence of suicidal ideation among adults aged 18 to 34 years was 4.2% in fall 2020 and 8.0% in spring 2021. The subgroup of adults aged 18 to 24 years had the highest prevalence of suicidal ideation, 10.7%, in spring 2021. Prevalence varied by sociodemographic characteristics and tended to be higher among people living in materially deprived areas. Suicidal ideation was strongly associated with pandemic-related stressors respondents experienced.

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Resilience and social support as protective factors against suicidal ideation among tertiary students during COVID-19: a cross-sectional study

Selak,

Crnkovič,

Šorgo

et al. 2024

BMC Public Health

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Background Suicidal ideation is a depression symptom which represents a key (cognitive) component of suicidality and plays an important role in suicide risk detection, intervention, and prevention. Despite existing research showing the importance of certain factors of depression symptoms and suicidal ideation, less is known about the interaction between the various risk and protective factors. The aim of the study was to examine whether living conditions characteristics and personal circumstances during the COVID-19 pandemic predicted the presence of depression symptoms and suicidal ideation among tertiary students and whether resilience and social support can mitigate the detrimental effects of difficult life circumstances. Method A large online cross-sectional study was conducted in March 2021 among 4,645 Slovenian tertiary students. Hierarchical multiple regression and hierarchical logistic regression methods were used to assess and compare the effect of life circumstances variables, as opposed to resilience and social support, on depression symptoms and suicidal ideation. Results Female gender, single relationship status, living alone, a higher degree of household conflict, having a history of mental illness and chronic disease diagnosis were significant predictors of depression scores. All but gender were also predictors of suicidal ideation. Household conflict and a history of mental illness were the factors showing the strongest effect in both cases. On the other hand, social support and, in particular, resilience proved to be strong protective factors against depression symptoms and suicidal ideation. After accounting for one’s resilience and social support, the explained variance in depression scores was more than doubled, while the harmful effect of household conflict and history of mental illness significantly decreased. Conclusions The findings stress the importance of one’s resilience and social support and explain why some people manage to maintain mental well-being despite finding themselves in difficult life circumstances, which was the case for many tertiary students during the COVID-19 pandemic. These insights may inform preventive efforts against developing suicidal ideation and may be used as support for the design and implementation of interventions for improving resilience and social support from childhood onward.

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Suicidal ideation among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic: a rapid systematic review with meta-analysis

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The Roles of Endorsement and Stigma in Suicidal Ideation and Behavior among Chinese College Students

The Roles of Endorsement and Stigma in Suicidal Ideation and Behavior among Chinese College Students

Suicidal ideation among young adults in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from a population-based cross-sectional study

Resilience and social support as protective factors against suicidal ideation among tertiary students during COVID-19: a cross-sectional study

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