Citation

Gauthier JM, Witte TK, Correia CJ. Suicide Life Threat. Behav. 2016; 47(2): 142-154.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, American Association of Suicidology, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/sltb.12269

PMID

27291684

Abstract

Previous findings on the relationship between suicide ideation (SI) and alcohol misuse among college students are inconsistent, leading to conflicting clinical implications. We aimed to clarify this relationship in order to determine the utility of regarding alcohol misuse as a risk factor for SI in this population. Unselected college students (N = 545) completed an online survey including measures of alcohol consumption, problems, drinking motives, SI, and related variables. Our results suggest alcohol misuse is not a correlate of SI among college students; therefore, one should not assume that students who misuse alcohol are necessarily at increased risk for SI.

© 2016 The American Association of Suicidology.

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