@article{ref1,
title="Suicidal behaviors and help-seeking attitudes among deaf and hard-of-hearing college students",
journal="Suicide and life-threatening behavior",
year="2019",
author="Fox, Meghan L. and James, Tyler G. and Barnett, Steven L.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to examine the prevalence of suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and help-seeking attitudes among D/HH and hearing college students. <br><br>METHOD: A total of 500,860 students completed the ACHA-NCHA-IIb (Fall 2011-Spring 2015). Survey administration and sampling methods differed across institutions. We randomly selected hearing students to have a 1:1 ratio of D/HH and hearing students (analytic N = 12,056). The mean age was 20.3 years, and the sample was predominantly white (68%) and female (65%). Multinomial and binary logistic regressions determined the relation between hearing status, suicide ideation and attempt, and help-seeking. <br><br>RESULTS: D/HH college students were more likely than hearing college students to have seriously considered suicide or attempted suicide in their lifetime, but not in the past year. In adjusted analyses, D/HH college students were more likely than hearing college students to have attempted suicide in the past year (OR 2.42, 95% CI 1.85, 3.17). There were no differences between D/HH and hearing groups in help-seeking attitudes. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Findings from this national data set indicate that D/HH college students are more likely to consider or attempt suicide. These results underscore the need for focused suicide risk prevention interventions with this population.<br><br>© 2019 The American Association of Suicidology.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0363-0234",
doi="10.1111/sltb.12595",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12595"
}