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Coping and Suicide in College Students.

Shangwen Yi1, Edward C Chang2, Olivia D Chang2

  • 1Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, China.

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|April 3, 2020
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College students

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Public Health
  • Mental Health

Background:

  • Young adulthood and college transition present unique developmental challenges.
  • College students face elevated risks for suicidal ideation and behaviors.
  • Understanding protective and risk factors is crucial for student well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Investigate the influence of dispositional optimism and coping strategies on suicide risk.
  • Examine the roles of optimism and coping in suicide protection (reasons for living).
  • Analyze these factors within a college student population.

Main Methods:

  • Surveyed 252 American college students using anonymous questionnaires.
  • Employed hierarchical regression analyses to examine variable relationships.
Keywords:
copingoptimismsuicide protectionsuicide riskyoung adults

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  • Controlled for demographic factors such as age and sex.

    • Main Results:

    • Coping strategies significantly predicted suicidality and reasons for living.
    • Dispositional optimism explained unique variance in both suicidality and reasons for living, beyond coping.
    • Optimism demonstrated a significant association with reduced suicide risk and enhanced reasons for living.

    Conclusions:

    • Effective coping mechanisms and dispositional optimism are linked to decreased suicide risk.
    • Optimism plays a consistent and significant role in both suicide risk and protection among college students.
    • Findings highlight optimism as a key factor in mitigating suicide risk in this demographic.