TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Suicidal behaviors and help-seeking attitudes among deaf and hard-of-hearing college students
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Fox, Meghan L.
A1  - James, Tyler G.
A1  - Barnett, Steven L.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12595
ID  - ref1
ER  -