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Predicting suicidality

D Lester1, J Rife

  • 1Psychology Program, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona 08240-0195, USA.

Perceptual and Motor Skills
|December 8, 1998
PubMed
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Prior suicidality in college students was linked to depressive tendencies. However, it was not associated with manic tendencies, obsessive-compulsive tendencies, religiosity, or irrational thinking.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Mental Health Research

Background:

  • Understanding factors associated with suicidality is crucial for college mental health.
  • Previous research indicates a complex interplay of psychological factors in suicidal ideation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the associations between prior suicidality and various psychological and cognitive factors in a college student population.
  • To differentiate the predictive power of depressive, manic, and obsessive-compulsive tendencies, as well as religiosity and irrational thinking, in relation to suicidality.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional study was conducted with 102 college students.
  • Data were collected through self-report measures assessing prior suicidality, depressive tendencies, manic tendencies, obsessive-compulsive tendencies, religiosity, and irrational thinking.

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Main Results:

  • Prior suicidality demonstrated a significant association with self-reported depressive tendencies.
  • No significant associations were found between prior suicidality and manic tendencies, obsessive-compulsive tendencies, religiosity, or irrational thinking.

Conclusions:

  • Depressive tendencies appear to be a key correlate of prior suicidality among college students.
  • Other factors such as manic tendencies, OCD, religiosity, and irrational thinking may not be primary indicators of past suicidality in this demographic.