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Prevalence and correlates of passive and active suicidal ideation among students entering graduate courses
Moisés Kogien1, Samira Reschetti Marcon1, Camille Francine Modena2
1Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, MT, Brasil.
Objective:
to identify the prevalence and factors associated with passive and active suicidal ideation throughout life among students entering graduate courses.
Method:
an analytical and cross-sectional study with a sample comprised of 321 students entering graduate courses. Multiple descriptive and inferential statistical analyses were performed.
Results:
the multivariate analyses indicated that passive and active suicidal ideation were similarly more prevalent among female students belonging to minority sexual orientations who engaged in daily physical activity ≤ 30 minutes/day and were victims of psychological violence in the past 12 months. Alcohol abuse, family relationships not impaired due to the demands imposed by stricto sensu graduate studies and low self-esteem were only associated with passive suicidal ideation. In turn, recent marijuana use in the last 30 days, poor interpersonal relationships with academic peers, and engagement in professional activities concomitantly with the demands imposed by graduate studies were only associated with active suicidal ideation.
Conclusion:
high prevalence of lifetime passive and active suicidal ideation was identified among graduate students, and similarities and differences were verified between some associated factors for both outcomes.
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