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Reina-Aguilar P, Díaz-Jiménez RM, Caravaca-Sánchez F. Suicide Risk among University Students in Spain: Implications for Social Work. SOCIAL WORK 2023; 68:299-306. [PMID: 37421652 DOI: 10.1093/sw/swad025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Revised: 12/28/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 07/10/2023]
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Suicide is a phenomenon that affects university students all over the world, and although vulnerability has been revealed in universities, there are still few studies that include large populations, a large number of universities and students pursuing different degrees. The study presented here aims to detect the risk of suicide in Spanish university students pursuing different areas of study. A total of 2,025 students from 16 Spanish universities and 17 degree programs completed an online questionnaire assessing support and suicide risk factors. The results indicate that 29.2 percent of the university students had experienced suicidal ideation in their lifetime. Logistic regression analysis showed that this risk was associated with depressive symptomatology and having suffered sexual violence. In contrast, self-esteem, life satisfaction, and perceived support were shown to be protective factors. Suicide risk affects one in three students. The present study includes particular implications for decision makers in the university community and other related governmental bodies, as well as for social work.
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- Pastora Reina-Aguilar
- MSW, is a substitute teacher, Department of Social Work and Social Services, Faculty of Social Sciences, Pablo de Olavide University, Sevilla, Spain
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- PhD, is full university lecturer, Department of Social Work and Social Services, Faculty of Social Sciences, Pablo de Olavide University, Sevilla, Spain
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- PhD, is assistant professor, Department of Social Work and Social Services, Faculty of Social Sciences, Pablo de Olavide University, Sevilla, Spain
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Korkmaz B, Soygut G. The psychotherapeutic change process in women who have been sexually assaulted: An examination of the schema therapy model. COUNSELLING & PSYCHOTHERAPY RESEARCH 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/capr.12526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Burcu Korkmaz
- Department of Psychology Faculty of Arts & Science Bursa Uludag University Nilufer/Bursa Turkey
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- Department of Psychology Hacettepe University Beytepe, Ankara Turkey
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Chang EC, Lee J, Morris LE, Lucas AG, Chang OD, Hirsch JK. A Preliminary Examination of Negative Life Events and Sexual Assault Victimization as Predictors of Psychological Functioning in Female College Students: Does One Matter More Than the Other? JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE 2020; 35:5085-5106. [PMID: 29294830 DOI: 10.1177/0886260517719901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The present study examined negative life events (NLEs) and sexual assault victimization as predictors of positive and negative psychological functioning in a sample of 151 female college students. Results obtained from conducting regression analyses indicated several notable patterns. NLEs, compared with sexual assault victimization, were a stronger negative predictor of positive functioning based on indices related to subjective well-being (e.g., life satisfaction, positive affect). Alternatively, sexual assault victimization, compared with NLEs, was a stronger positive predictor of negative functioning based on indices related to posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms (e.g., anxiety) and related conditions (e.g., alcohol use). Furthermore, both NLEs and sexual assault victimization were found to be positive predictors of negative functioning based on indices related to suicide risk (e.g., depressive symptoms, suicidal behaviors). Overall, our findings indicate that both NLEs and sexual assault victimization represent important and distinct predictors of psychological functioning in female college students.
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
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Keefe KM, Hetzel-Riggin MD, Sunami N. The Mediating Roles of Hostility and Dissociation in the Relationship Between Sexual Assault and Suicidal Thinking in College Students. JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE 2020; 35:1635-1653. [PMID: 29294684 DOI: 10.1177/0886260517698282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Sexual assault and suicide are two serious public health concerns. Research has documented the relationship between sexual assault and suicidal thinking and attempts; however, limited research explores the more multifaceted relationships between posttraumatic stress reactions and suicidal ideation in college students through unsuccessful modulation of emotion. The authors hypothesized a mediation model where the relationship between sexual assault and suicidal ideation is mediated by dissociation and hostility. In total, 1,677 undergraduate students were administered modified versions of the Traumatic Life Events Questionnaire (TLEQ), Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R), and Peritraumatic Dissociative Experiences Questionnaire (PDEQ). The results revealed both significant partial but equal mediators of hostility and dissociation. However, a portion of the direct effect between sexual assault and suicidal ideation remained unaccounted for by indirect effects. The current model supports previous work on dialectical behavior therapy that says either side of the dialectic between extreme expression and suppression of hostility increases the likelihood of suicidal thinking after sexual assault. With sexual assault survivors, practitioners should use strategies that emphasize both anger expression and healthy avoidance as a way to modulate emotion to potentially reduce suicidal thoughts. Future research should focus on different gender models, additional possible mediators such as alcohol use and guilt, and different forms of sexual assault. Limitations of the correlational, cross-sectional methodology are discussed.
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- Western Illinois University, Macomb, USA
- University of Delaware, Newark, USA
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Chang EC, Schaffer MR, Novak CJ, Ablow DB, Gregory AE, Chang OD, Lucas AG, Hirsch JK. Sexual assault history and self-destructive behaviors in women college students: Testing the perniciousness of perfectionism in predicting non-suicidal self-injury and suicidal behaviors. PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2019.05.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The psychological impact of social problem solving under stress in adults: Debased life satisfaction, heightened depressed mood, or both? PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2019.03.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Li W, Dorstyn DS, Jarmon E. Identifying suicide risk among college students: A systematic review. DEATH STUDIES 2019; 44:450-458. [PMID: 30836043 DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2019.1578305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Mental health research highlights the need to focus on suicide risk in college students. However, evidence for associated risk and protective factors in this cohort is mixed. This review synthesizes data from 29 independent studies (N = 11,557 participants). Self-reported depression, cumulative stressful life events, sleep difficulties, a disconnection from others, and a sense of hopelessness demonstrated significant associations with heightened suicide risk. Reasons to live and hope provided significant protective effects. The findings highlight key intervention targets, pointing to the importance of cognitive-behavioral interventions to ameliorate suicidal thoughts but also build dispositional hope and goal-directed thinking.
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- Wenjing Li
- School of Psychology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- School of Psychology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Psychiatry Residency Program, Orange Regional Medical Center, Middletown, New York, USA
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Chang EC, Lucas AG, Chang OD, Duan T, Zhou Z, Yang JZ, Morris LE, Angoff HD, Hirsch JK. Presence of trauma and suicide risk: Personal control as a moderator. DEATH STUDIES 2018; 42:529-533. [PMID: 29338618 DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2017.1411991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Given past findings that have linked trauma and lack of personal control to greater suicidal risk in adults, the present study examined how trauma presence and personal control are uniquely involved in predicting suicidal risk in a sample of 469 college students. Regression analyses indicated that both trauma presence and personal control were significant predictors of suicidal risk, as was their interaction. The present findings suggest a need to consider both trauma presence and low personal control in assessing for suicidal risk in college students.
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- Edward C Chang
- a Department of Psychology , University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , MI , USA
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- a Department of Psychology , University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , MI , USA
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- b Department of Psychology , University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , PA , USA
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- b Department of Psychology , University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , PA , USA
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- a Department of Psychology , University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , MI , USA
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- a Department of Psychology , University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , MI , USA
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- a Department of Psychology , University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , MI , USA
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- a Department of Psychology , University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , MI , USA
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- c Department of Psychology , East Tennessee State University , Johnson City , TN , USA
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Keefe KM, Sizemore S, Hammersley J, Sunami N. Recent Sexual Assault and Suicidal Behaviors in College Students: The Moderating Role of Anger. JOURNAL OF COLLEGE COUNSELING 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/jocc.12090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Young SM, Pruett JA, Colvin ML. Comparing Help-Seeking Behavior of Male and Female Survivors of Sexual Assault: A Content Analysis of a Hotline. SEXUAL ABUSE : A JOURNAL OF RESEARCH AND TREATMENT 2018; 30:454-474. [PMID: 27864570 DOI: 10.1177/1079063216677785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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This content analysis examines written documentation of telephone calls to a regional sexual assault hotline over a 5-year period. All male callers identified as primary victims were selected for analysis ( n = 58) and a corresponding sample of female primary victims ( n = 58) were randomly selected for comparison to better understand the help-seeking behavior of sexual assault survivors and inform services accordingly. A summative content analysis revealed significant contrasting themes between male and female victims, including females significantly receiving more referrals and males accessing the hotline to tell their experience of being sexually assaulted due to perceived limited support. Implications for training, practice, and future research are discussed.
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Curran TM, Monahan JL, Samp JA, Coles VB, DiClemente RJ, Sales J. Sexual Risk Among African American Women: Psychological Factors and the Mediating Role of Social Skills. COMMUNICATION QUARTERLY 2016; 64:536-552. [PMID: 28490827 PMCID: PMC5421988 DOI: 10.1080/01463373.2015.1132241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Prior research demonstrates a positive association between mental health problems and sexual risk for African American women. Using the social skills deficit hypothesis, we proposed that social skills mediate this relationship. African American women (n = 557, M age = 20.58) completed measures of depression, stress, emotional dysregulation, sexual risk behaviors, and perceptions of their social skills with their primary sexual partner. Social skills mediated the link between the mental health assessments and a composite sexual risk index. Theoretical implications of extending the social skill deficit hypothesis are discussed as well as implications for interventions.
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- Timothy M Curran
- (M.A., University of Montana, 2014) is a graduate student in the Department of Communication at the University of Georgia
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- (Ph.D., University of Southern California, 1993) is a professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Georgia
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- (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1999) is a professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Georgia
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- (M.A., University of Georgia, 2013) is a graduate student in the Department of Communication at the University of Georgia
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- (Ph.D., University of California San Francisco, 1984) is a professor in the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University
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- (Ph.D., University of Emory University, 2004) is a research associate professor in the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University
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