Suicide Attitude and Its Relevant Factors Among Undergraduates Volume 5 - Issue 1

Hou Yongmei* and Guo Haixin

• Department of Psychology, School of Humanity and Administration, Guangdong Medical University, China

Received: March 08, 2021   Published: March 19, 2021

Corresponding author: Hou Yongmei, Department of Psychology, School of Humanity and Administration, Guangdong Medical University, China

DOI: 10.32474/SJPBS.2021.05.000201

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Abstract

Objective: To understand the present situation of suicide attitude among undergraduates and explore its major influencing factors.

Methods A: stratified random sampling was used to select 935 undergraduates from 7 full-time colleges in Guangdong province. They were investigated with Suicide Attitude Questionnaire (QSA), Psychological Capital Scale for College Students (PCSCS) and General Well-Being Schedule (GWB).

Results: The total scores of QSA, PCSCS and GWB were (82.42±79), (179.98±8.23), (79.55±5.71), respectively. On the attitude of suicide, 24 students hold the attitude of affirmation, recognition, understanding and tolerance; 417 students hold the attitude of contradiction and neutrality; 494 students hold the attitude of opposition, negation, exclusion and discrimination. The result of multivariate stepwise linear regression showed that 9 factors, such as major category, academic performance, part-time job, mother's occupation, gratitude, control of emotion and behavior, Melancholy or happy, health concerns and resilience, were positively correlated with the total score of QSA (β =.104 ~.759, all P < 0.05); gender was negatively correlated with the total score of QSA (β = -.228, P < 0.05).

Conclusion: The suicide attitude of college students tends to be neutral, which may be related to personality characteristics, family and school education, and practical experience, etc.

Keywords: Suicide Attitude; Psychological Capital; Well-Being; Questionnaire Survey; Multiple Stepwise Linear Regression

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