Campus Suicide Prevention: Knowledge, Facts, and Stigma in a College Student Sample

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作者
VanDeusen, Karen M. [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Ginebaugh, Kathryn J. Lewis [4 ]
Walcott, Delores D. [5 ,6 ,7 ]
机构
[1] Western Michigan Univ, Sch Social Work, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 USA
[2] Western Michigan Univ, Sch Trauma Specializat, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 USA
[3] Western Michigan Univ, Campus Wide Suicide Prevent Program SPP, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 USA
[4] Western Michigan Univ, Sch Interdisciplinary Hlth Programs, Kalamazoo, MI 49008 USA
[5] Western Michigan Univ, Sch Interdisciplinary Hlth Programs, Dept Gerontol, Kalamazoo, MI 49008 USA
[6] Western Michigan Univ, Off Divers & Inclus, Kalamazoo, MI 49008 USA
[7] Western Michigan Univ, Campus Wide Suicide Prevent Program, Kalamazoo, MI 49008 USA
来源
SAGE OPEN | 2015年 / 5卷 / 02期
关键词
suicide prevention; suicide stigma; suicide knowledge; college students; higher education;
D O I
10.1177/2158244015580851
中图分类号
C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ;
摘要
A public health approach to suicide prevention (SP) emphasizes using a comprehensive plan utilizing multiple strategies to address suicide in the community of interest. Universities using this approach are called to develop interventions to increase SP knowledge, reduce suicide risk factors, enhance protective factors, and examine their efforts scientifically to evaluate program effectiveness. The current study polled responding college students (N = 819) about their exposure to campus SP messaging materials, participation in SP activities, and whether they experiencedhavinga person close to them attempt or die by suicide during the three years of a SP program funded by the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act (2004). Students were also queried about their perceived level of SP knowledge, knowledge of suicide facts, and the stigma associated with receiving treatment for suicidal thoughts and behaviors using the Suicide Prevention Exposure, Awareness, and Knowledge Survey (SPEAKS). Simultaneous multiple regression analyses were used to examine relationships between study variables. Results indicated that exposure to SP messaging materials predicted a higher level of self-perceived knowledge and a lower level of perceived stigma. Participating in SP activities and having someone close to you attempt or die by suicide predicted both a higher level of perceived knowledge and actual knowledge of suicide facts. Self-identifying as male predicted a higher level of stigma. Implications for campus SP programming are discussed.
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