TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Testing a model of suicide ideation in college students
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Konick, Lisa C.
A1  - Gutierrez, Peter M.
SP  - 181
EP  - 192
VL  - 35
IS  - 2
N2  - This study examined several risk factors-negative life events (NLE), hopelessness, and depressive symptoms-believed to commonly precipitate suicide ideation in college students. A total of 345 undergraduates participated in the study. Students completed four self-report questionnaires. Hierarchical regression analyses were used to construct a risk model of suicide ideation. This study confirmed depressive symptoms and hopelessness as predictors of suicide ideation in college students; however, NLE impacted suicidal thoughts through hopelessness and depressive symptoms. Interestingly, depressive symptoms exerted a stronger influence on suicide ideation than hopelessness. Hopelessness served as a partial mediator in the relationship between NLE and depressive symptoms; however, depressive symptoms fully mediated the relationship between NLE and hopelessness. Clinical implications for understanding suicide risk in college students are discussed.
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SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/suli.35.2.181.62875
ID  - ref1
ER  -