Suicide Ideation Among College Students Evidencing Subclinical Depression

Abstract

Identifying elevated suicide ideation in college students is a critical step in preventing suicide attempts and deaths by suicide on college campuses. Although suicide ideation may be most prominent in students with severe depression, this should not suggest that only students with severe depression experience significant risk factors for suicide. Objective The purpose of these 3 studies was to explore the relation between suicide ideation and severity of depressive symptoms in college students. Participants In each study a sample of college students were recruited for participation. Methods Participants completed self-report assessments of depressive symptoms and suicide ideation. Results The results of these studies suggest that although the greatest elevation in suicide ideation occurs at the highest depressive symptoms, significant suicide ideation is also experienced by college students with mild and moderate depressive symptoms. Conclusions The implications of these findings for the assessment of suicide ideation are discussed.

Design and psychometric analysis of the hopelessness and suicide ideation inventory “IDIS”

“…However, results obtained in the present study support previous findings on IS and female gender bias (e.g. Gau, Chin-Hung, Charles, Jung-Chen, & Andrew, 2009;Cukrowicz, et al, 2011;Suominen, Isometsa, Ostamo, & Lönnqvist, 2004); among the Colombian population, no significate differences have been reported from the ministry of social protection as it was stated in 2003 (Posada-Villa et al, 2009). These recommendations will allow future development of specify and sensitivity analysis for the measure to determine their appropriate clinical use.…”

“…This measure is designed to evaluate the severity of depressive symptoms according to the DSM-IV (American Psychiatric Association, APA, 1994) and is composed of 21 items that are scored based on the severity of the symptoms in the last week. This measure is well-known not only for its high internal consistency (α = .94 and α = .88 in a previous analysis of major depression), but also for its significant correlation between depression, hopelessness, and IS (Cukrowicz, et al, 2011). Also, this instrument has demonstrated to be useful when detecting suicide risk in patients that report a high score in items 2 and 9, resulting as an indicator of convergence with hopelessness (i.e.…”

“…Suicide increments have been recorded at mid, lower, and subclinical symptomatic levels of depression (Cukrowicz, et al, 2011). IS has been associated with different risk factors such as being a woman, being isolated, low academic performance, financial and interpersonal problems, hopelessness, vulnerability, and chronic pain (Abel, Sewell, Martin, Bailey-Davidson, & Fox, 2012;Cukrowicz, et al, 2011).…”

Stress and Sensitivity to Frustration Predicting Depression among Young Adults in Poland and Korea - Psychological and Philosophical Explanations

“…It varies cross-culturally, similarly to individual differences that may contribute to its genesis (Weissman et al 1996). One of the most severe consequences of depression are suicide attempts and Korea is among countries with the highest suicide rate in the world (28,7 per 100,000 in 2013, in comparison to Poland 14,8 per 100,000 in 2014) (Cukrowicz et al 2011;OECD, 2017, Suicide rates). Park and Kim (2011) claim that there is no clear answer regarding the epidemiology of depression in Korea, however based on the current data it can be foreseen that it will become even more common.…”

Stress-related biobehavioral profile of senior nursing students

“…Negative moods, such as anxiety and depression, are closely associated with stress and fatigue, and they together can contribute to poor performance, low well-being, and even thoughts of suicide. [3,4] Academic stress-related depression and anxiety are common in college students as well as in students in professional degree programs. In veterinary schools, 49%-69% of the students reported significant levels of depressive symptoms at and above the clinical-cut off level.…”