Searching for Psychological Predictors of Suicidal Ideation in University Students/Investigando Preditores Psicologicos de Ideacao Suicida em Estudantes Universitarios

The present study aims to identify psychological predictors of suicidal ideation in university students. We collected a sample of 366 participants, representing a population of 7102 students from a university in northern Portugal (95% CI). Both in the whole sample and in the intra-gender analysis, s...

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Veröffentlicht in:Psicologia, teoria e pesquisa teoria e pesquisa, 2017-01, Vol.33
Hauptverfasser: Goncalves Pereira, Adelino Antonio, Santos Cardoso, Francisco Manuel dos
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The present study aims to identify psychological predictors of suicidal ideation in university students. We collected a sample of 366 participants, representing a population of 7102 students from a university in northern Portugal (95% CI). Both in the whole sample and in the intra-gender analysis, students with suicidal ideation revealed higher levels of depressive symptoms, loneliness, social anxiety and fears of abandonment, and lower levels of comfort with intimacy and trust in others. Loneliness and depression are significant predictors of suicidal ideation, with an odds ratio of 1.095 and 1.108, respectively. The results were consistent with those found in the literature, and call for more research and implementation of intervention protocols in university populations. Keywords: psychological predictors, suicidal ideation, university students Este trabalho buscou investigar preditores psicologicos de ideacao suicida em estudantes universitarios. Coletaramse dados de 366 participantes, que representavam uma populacao de 7102 estudantes de uma universidade no Norte de Portugal (95% CI). Tanto na amostra total como nas analises intra-generos, estudantes com ideacao suicida revelaram maiores niveis de sintomas depressivos, solidao, ansiedade social e medo do abandono, bem como menores niveis de conforto com a intimidade e confianca nos outros. Solidao e depressao mostraram-se preditores significativos de ideacao suicida, com uma odds ratio de 1,095 e 1,108, respectivamente. Os resultados foram consistentes com os encontrados na literatura e destacam a necessidade de pesquisas e da implementacao de protocolos de intervencao junto a populacao universitaria. Palavras-chave: preditores psicologicos, ideacao suicida, universitarios
ISSN:0102-3772
DOI:10.1590/0102.3772e33420