Interpersonal stress, not depression or hopelessness, predicts suicidality in university students in Macao

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dc.contributor.authorZaroff, C.en
dc.contributor.authorWong, Hon Lamen
dc.contributor.authorKu, Lisbethen
dc.contributor.authorVan Schalkwyk, G.en
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-23T15:16:13Z
dc.date.available2016-11-23T15:16:13Z
dc.date.issued2014-03-11
dc.description.abstractObjectives: Joiner’s Interpersonal Theory of Suicide, which states that an individual will desire death when they perceive themselves to be a burden to others, and experience social isolation, has received much support, but has not been directly assessed in non-Eurocentric individuals. Methods: Joiner’s Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire (measuring both perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness) and measures of depression, hopelessness, gender, relationship status and region of residence were evaluated as risk factors for suicidality after controlling for response biases. Participants were 273 undergraduate university students of Chinese ethnicity between the ages of 17 and 23 years in Macao. Results: The predictors in sum distinguished between the presence and absence of suicidality (χ2 = 62.759, p < .01). Perceived burdensomeness (p < .01) and relationship status (p < .01) made significant contributions to the presence of suicidality. Low internal consistency prevented thwarted belongingness from being assessed as a risk factor. Conclusions: Interpersonal variables may account for the seemingly disparate risk factors for suicide.en
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dc.identifier.citationZaroff, C. et al. (2014) Interpersonal stress, not depression or hopelessness, predicts suicidality in university students in Macao. Australasian Psychiatry, 22 (2), pp. 127-131en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1177/1039856214527139
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2086/12936
dc.language.isoenen
dc.peerreviewedYesen
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dc.publisherSageen
dc.researchinstituteInstitute for Psychological Scienceen
dc.subjectsuicidalityen
dc.subjectperceived burdensomenessen
dc.subjectinterpersonal stressen
dc.subjectChineseen
dc.titleInterpersonal stress, not depression or hopelessness, predicts suicidality in university students in Macaoen
dc.typeArticleen

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