Alcohol use, depressive symptoms, and impulsivity as risk factors for suicide proneness among college students

Abstract Background The current study aims to track the changes in the levels of smart phone addiction (SPA) and depressive symptoms between pre and during COVID-19 and potential risk factors of among Chinese college students in a four-wave longitudinal study. Methods The participants were recruited from a Chinese university (n = 195; 58.5% females). The first three-wave surveys were conducted before COVID-19 (during December of Year 1, June of Year 1, and December of Year 2 of their college study; Time 1, Time 2, Time 3), while the fourth survey (Time 4; during June of Year 2 of their college study) was conducted in June 2020 during COVID-19. COVID-19-related factors, including quarantine, lockdown, boredom, emotional loneliness, and social loneliness, were investigated. Results The results showed a significant increase in the levels of depressive symptoms and prevalence of probable depression during COVID-19 (69.2%) compared to those 18 months, 12 months and 6 months before COVID-19 (41.5, 45.6, 48.2%) but non-significant changes in SPA. Boredom and emotional loneliness were positively associated with both SPA and depressive symptoms during COVID-19. Social loneliness was also positively associated with depressive symptoms during COVID-19. Quarantine and lockdown were not significantly associated with SPA or depressive symptoms. Discussion and conclusions The results highlight that the study population may be a high risk group of probable depression. Future studies should continue to track these mental and behavioral status with the progression of the epidemic. The identified emotional factors could be used to reduce depressive symptoms during COVID-19 and prevent the potential risk of SPA.

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Racial discrimination, depressive symptoms, ethnic–racial identity, and alcohol use among Black American college students.

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors ◽

10.1037/adb0000717 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 35 (5) ◽

pp. 523-535

Author(s):

Jinni Su ◽

Eleanor K. Seaton ◽

Chelsea D. Williams ◽

Spit for Science Working Group ◽

Danielle M. Dick

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Racial Identity ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Racial Discrimination ◽

Black American

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Association of alcohol use with problematic mobile phone use and depressive symptoms among college students in Anhui, China

Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1007/s10389-016-0766-z ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

pp. 103-112 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Shuman Tao ◽

Xiaoyan Wu ◽

Shichen Zhang ◽

Shilu Tong ◽

Jiahu Hao ◽

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Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Mobile Phone ◽

Mobile Phone Use ◽

Problematic Mobile Phone Use

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Alcohol Use and Related Consequences for Monoracial and Multiracial Native American/American Indian College students

10.31234/osf.io/hcve5 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Brenda Straka ◽

Analia Albuja ◽

Monica Desjardins ◽

Scott Swartzwelder ◽

Sarah Gaither

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

College Students ◽

Native American ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

American Indian ◽

The United States ◽

Racial Groups ◽

Multiracial Students ◽

Drinking Age ◽

College Aged Students

Native American/American Indian (NA/AI) and Multiracial (those who claim more than one racial group) people report notably high alcohol use compared to other racial groups in the United States. However, NA/AI and Multiracial college students also report differences in their motivations for drinking alcohol. Therefore, it remains unclear if Multiracial NA/AI individuals are at different risk for alcohol use and negative alcohol-related consequences, and if there are distinct patterns of risk factors for alcohol consumption in these understudied populations. Given that college-aged students are at particularly high risk for alcohol use, we used the AlcoholEdu for CollegeTM survey in an exploratory study to compare the association between initial drinking age, college location (urban versus rural), and alcohol use motivations and consequences between monoracial NA/AI (N = 2,359) and Multiracial NA/AI college-aged students (N = 6,263). Overall, monoracial NA/AI students reported higher incidences of alcohol use and alcohol-related problems such as blacking out and missing class, compared to Multiracial NA/AI students. Risk factors, including earlier drinking age, impacted monoracial NA/AI students more than Multiracial NA/AI students, leading to higher rates of missing class and impaired driving. Despite similar levels of Internal Coping motivations for drinking (e.g., to feel more confident or sure of yourself), monoracial NA/AI students reported drinking more than Multiracial students and experiencing higher rates negative drinking-related outcomes. These results suggest that Multiracial NA/AI students may draw on protective factors not accessible to monoracial NA/AI students, highlighting the need for tailored interventions for students at highest risk.

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An Examination of Emotion Regulation and Alcohol Use as Risk Factors for Female-Perpetrated Dating Violence

Violence and Victims ◽

10.1891/0886-6708.vv-d-13-00173 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 30 (3) ◽

pp. 417-431 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Edwin Ortiz ◽

Ryan C. Shorey ◽

Tara L. Cornelius

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

College Students ◽

Emotion Regulation ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Dating Violence ◽

Physical Aggression ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Theoretical Models ◽

Psychological Aggression ◽

Equation Modeling

Dating violence is a serious problem among college students. Research indicates that females perpetrate as much, if not more, psychological and physical aggression against their dating partners relative to their male counterparts. Unfortunately, there is considerably less research on risk factors for female-perpetrated dating violence, hindering efforts aimed at preventing violence in their relationships. This study examined 2 risk factors for female-perpetrated dating violence, namely alcohol use and emotion regulation, within a sample of undergraduate female college students (N = 379). Using structural equation modeling, results demonstrated that emotion regulation was associated with psychological aggression perpetration, and this was partially mediated by alcohol use. Moreover, a 2-chain mediation was present, such that emotion regulation deficits predicted alcohol use, which in turn predicted psychological aggression, which finally predicted physical aggression. These findings are consistent with theoretical models of dating violence and indicate that intervention programs should focus their efforts on increasing adaptive emotion regulation, decreasing alcohol use, and reducing psychological aggression.

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