TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Suicidal ideation, suicide attempts and positive mental health in Chinese medical students
JO  - Journal of affective disorders reports
A1  - Brailovskaia, J.
A1  - Teismann, T.
A1  - Lewitzka, U.
A1  - Gao, Z.
A1  - Zhang, X.C.
A1  - Margraf, J.
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VL  - 9
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N2  - INTRODUCTION: Students worldwide are at marked risk of suicidal ideation/behavior, depression, and low positive mental health (PMH). Medical students are suspected to be a particularly burdened group. On this background, the aim of the present study was to determine prevalence rates of suicidal ideation/behavior, depression and PMH, among Chinese medical students compared to students from other disciplines. <br><br>METHODS: A total of 2,695 Chinese students (41.2% women; age: M = 18.86, SD =.60, range: 18-21), including 461 medical students, filled out self-report measures on suicidal ideation/behavior, depression, and PMH. <br><br>RESULTS: Twelve-month suicidal ideation was reported by 10.2% of the medical students and by 11.5% of the other students. Medical students had significantly lower levels of depression symptoms and significantly higher levels of PMH than students from other disciplines. Complete mental health - according to the dual-factor model of mental health - was reported by more than 84% of the total sample. Limitations: Data were assessed by a self-report survey that is prone to social desirability. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Students in the present study displayed high rates of complete mental health - although the survey was conducted in the midst of the Corona pandemic. No evidence was found that medical students are particularly stressed. © 2022<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2666-9153
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2022.100354
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