Depressive Symptoms and Suicidal Ideation in College Students: The Mediating and Moderating Roles of Hopelessness, Alcohol Problems, and Social Support

2016 ◽  
Vol 72 (9) ◽  
pp. 919-932 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorian A. Lamis ◽  
Elizabeth D. Ballard ◽  
Alexis M. May ◽  
Robert D. Dvorak
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
College Students ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Alcohol Problems

Crime Victimization and Suicidal Ideation Among Colombian College Students: The Role of Depressive Symptoms, Familism, and Social Support

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 1367-1388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martha I. Zapata Roblyer ◽  
Sonia Betancourth Zambrano
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
College Students ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Process Analysis ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Protective Effects ◽  
Crime Victimization ◽  
Cross Sectional

Crime victimization is one of the most pressing public health concerns in Latin America. Young people in the region are at particularly high risk of victimization. The present study examined exposure to crime victimization as a risk factor for depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation, and the protective effects of familism and social support in a community sample of Colombian college students. Data ( N = 424) came from the Juventud Project (The Emergent Adults Project), a cross-sectional study of college students, 18 to 29 years old ( M = 20.8, SD = 2.5; 63% female; 75.5% lived with their families), attending an urban public university in Southern Colombia. Data were collected between March and June of 2014 through anonymous, self-administered surveys. Conditional process analysis was used to test a model in which crime victimization was directly and indirectly associated with suicidal ideation via depressive symptoms, with familism and social support as moderators of this association while controlling for gender, age, and socioeconomic status. Overall, 58.9% of participants reported at least one crime victimization event in the past year. The most common types of victimization were being robbed without the threat of harm (29.8%) and being robbed with a weapon (24.8%). Male participants reported more instances of crime victimization than female participants. Levels of depressive symptoms that could be clinically significant were reported by 30.2% of participants, and suicidal ideation was reported by 31% of participants. The association between crime victimization and suicidal ideation was fully mediated by depressive symptoms. Social support, but not familism, moderated this association; social support weakened the link between depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation. Findings suggest that crime victimization may be a significant risk for depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation among college students in Colombia, and that social support may protect from the harmful mental health effects of crime victimization.

Role of perceived social support in depressive and somatic symptoms experienced by Bedouin Arab and Jewish Israeli undergraduates

2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 359-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Abu-Kaf ◽  
Golan Shahar ◽  
Gal Noyman-Veksler ◽  
Beatriz Priel
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
College Students ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Somatic Symptoms ◽  
Somatic Complaints ◽  
Arab Students

Elevated levels of depressive and somatic symptoms have been documented among college students. Over the past two decades, there has been an increase in the number of Bedouin Arab students studying at institutions of higher education in southern Israel. To date, research on coping and mental health problems among students who are members of this ethnic minority has been limited. This study examined the role of three aspects of perceived social support – availability, satisfaction, and the ability to get emotional support – in predicting depressive and somatic symptoms among Jewish Israeli and Bedouin Arab college students. A total of 89 Bedouin and 101 Jewish first-year students participated in this study, which involved two assessment waves 12 to 14 months apart. Participants completed questionnaires assessing depressive symptoms, somatic complaints, three aspects of perceived social support, and demographics. At Time 1, Bedouin students exhibited higher levels of depressive and somatic symptoms and lower levels of all three aspects of social support. Regression analyses showed that level of emotional support was a prospective predictor of somatization at Time 2. Moreover, when levels of emotional support were low, ethnic group predicted depression at Time 2; emotional support predicted depression only among Bedouin Arabs. The present study highlights the importance of the use of emotional support in predicting somatic complaints and depressive symptoms specifically among Bedouin Arab students. Clinical implications on intervention programs for ethnic minority students will be discussed.

Prevalence and Associated Factors for Suicidal Ideation and Behaviors in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

CNS Spectrums ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 771-778 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albina Rodrigues Torres ◽  
Ana Teresa de Abreu Ramos-Cerqueira ◽  
Ricardo Cezar Torresan ◽  
Mariana de Souza Domingues ◽  
Ana Carolina R. Hercos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Beck Depression Inventory ◽  
Alcohol Problems ◽  
Worth Living ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Suicidal Thoughts ◽  
Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Suicidal Plans

ABSTRACTIntroductionPatients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) have historically been considered at low risk for suicide, but recent studies are controversial.ObjectiveTo study the prevalence of suicidal thoughts and attempts in OCD patients and to compare those with and without suicidality according to demographic and clinical variables.MethodsFifty outpatients with primary OCD (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition) from a Brazilian public university were evaluated. The Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) was used to assess OCD severity, the Beck Depression Inventory to evaluate depressive symptoms and the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test to assess alcohol problems.ResultsAll patients had obsessions and compulsions, 64% a chronic fluctuating course and 62% a minimum Y-BOCS score of 16. Half of the patients presented relevant depressive symptoms, but only three had a history of alcohol problems. Seventy percent reported having already thought that life was not worth living, 56% had wished to be dead, 46% had suicidal ideation, 20% had made suicidal plans, and 10% had already attempted suicide. Current suicidal ideation occurred in 14% of the sample and was significantly associated with a Y-BOCS score ≥16. Previous suicidal thoughts were associated with a Beck Depression Inventory score ≥19.ConclusionSuicidality has been underestimated in OCD and should be investigated in every patient, so that appropriate preventive measures can be taken.

Correlation of suicidal ideation with social support and quality of life among college students

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-rong CHEN ◽  
Li KUANG ◽  
Jun CAO ◽  
Ming AI ◽  
Jian-mei CHEN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
College Students ◽  
Suicidal Ideation

Idiocentrism, Allocentrism, Psychological Well Being and Suicidal Ideation: A Cross Cultural Study

2007 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Zhang ◽  
Jill M. Norvilitis ◽  
Travis Sky Ingersoll
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
College Students ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
Cross Cultural Study ◽  
The Relationship

The present study examined the relationship between idiocentrism, allocentrism, psychological well being (self-esteem, depression, and social support), and suicidal ideation among 283 American college students and 343 Chinese college students. Idiocentrism was correlated with high self-esteem, high depression, and low social support, but the relationships were more likely to be significant for women than for men in both cultures. Allocentrism was primarily related to social support. As predicted, high levels of suicidal ideation were correlated with more idiocentrism, but only for women. Allocentrism was related to lower levels of suicidal ideation in both cultures, but the relationship was small. As suicide prevention may start from suicidal ideation treatment, the treatment of suicidal ideation may have to take into account cultural and personal characteristics, such as idiocentrism.

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