Abstract

Background/Objective: The United States (US) and China are the two largest economies, but recent and directly comparable studies on suicide-related behaviors in the two countries are lacking. By using the Suicidal Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R), item-level comparison was performed in assessing self-reported suicide-related behaviors between the US and Chinese undergraduates. Method: This study involved a total of 3,185 college students aged between 18 to 24 years (1,185 US college students, and 2,000 Chinese students who were randomly selected from a large sample of 11,806 Chinese college students). Participants filled out the 4-item SBQ-R. Results: Participants responses were compared by country and sex. There was a higher overall risk of suicide-related behaviors among US students (24.3%) compared to Chinese students (17.0%). US students also reported higher lifetime attempt, past-year ideation, and lifetime threat. US female college students reported the highest suicide-related behaviors compared to other sub-groups. Conclusions: There is a need to tailor specific interventions to alleviate college students suicide-related behaviors in the US and China, with a particular focus on US females.

Alternate abstract:

Antecedentes/Objetivo: Estados Unidos y China son las dos economas mundiales ms grandes, pero faltan estudios recientes y comparables sobre comportamientos relacionados con el suicidio entre ambos pases. Mediante el Suicidal Behavior Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R) se realiz una comparacin a nivel de tems para evaluar los comportamientos autoinformados relacionados con el suicidio entre estudiantes universitarios de Estados Unidos y China. Mtodo: Este estudio involucr a 3.185 estudiantes universitarios con edades comprendidas entre 18 y 24 años (1.185 estadounidenses y 2.000 chinos que fueron seleccionados al azar de una gran muestra de 11.806). Los participantes completaron el SBQ-R de cuatro tems. Resultados: Las respuestas de los participantes se compararon por pas y sexo. Hubo un mayor riesgo general de conductas relacionadas con el suicidio entre estudiantes estadounidenses (24,3%) en comparacin con los chinos (17,0%). Los estadounidenses tambin informaron mayor intento vital, ideacin el año anterior y amenaza vital. Las estudiantes universitarias estadounidenses informaron las tasas ms altas relacionadas con el suicidio en comparacin con otros subgrupos. Conclusiones: Existe la necesidad de adaptar intervenciones especficas para aliviar los comportamientos relacionados con el suicidio en estudiantes universitarios en ambos pases, con una atencin particular en las mujeres estadounidenses.

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Title
A comparison between American and Chinese college students on suicide-related behavior parameters
Author
Lew, Bob 1 ; Osman, Augustine 2 ; Huen, Jenny Mei Yiu 3 ; Siau, Ching Sin 4 ; Talib, Mansor Abu 5 ; Cunxian, Jia; Chan, Caryn Mei Hsien; Leung, Angel Nga Man

 Department of Social Psychology, Faculty of Human Ecology, Putra University of Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia 
 Department of Psychology, University of Texas at San Antonio, Texas, United States 
 Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China 
 Faculty of Social Sciences & Liberal Arts, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 
 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Putra University of Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia 
Pages
108-117
Section
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Publication year
2020
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Elsevier Limited
ISSN
16972600
e-ISSN
21740852
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2414853606
Copyright
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