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Victimization and suicidality among female college students
Janel M Leone1, James M Carroll2
1a Program in Law and Society, The Sage Colleges , Albany , New York , USA.
Journal of American College Health : J of ACH
|April 21, 2016
Summary
Victimization significantly predicts suicidality in college women. Experiencing emotional, physical, or sexual victimization increases suicide risk, even when accounting for mental health conditions.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Public Health
- Sociology
Background:
- College women face unique stressors.
- Victimization is a known risk factor for adverse mental health outcomes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine if victimization predicts suicidality in college women.
- To examine the independent role of victimization in suicidality.
Main Methods:
- Utilized data from the American College Health Association National College Health Assessment II.
- Analyzed responses from 258 female college students.
- Employed multivariate logistic regression to assess the relationship between victimization and suicidality.
Main Results:
- Emotional, physical, and sexual victimization were all significantly associated with increased odds of suicidality.
- Victimization remained a significant predictor after controlling for depression, anxiety, and stress.
- Specific odds ratios: Emotional (11.79), Physical (6.10), Sexual (7.53).
Conclusions:
- Victimization is a significant and independent predictor of suicidality among college women.
- College women reporting any form of victimization had over 8 times the odds of suicidality compared to non-victims.
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