scholarly journals Family Support as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Loneliness and Suicide Risk in College Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 257-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward C. Chang ◽  
Olivia D. Chang ◽  
Tamás Martos ◽  
Viola Sallay ◽  
Jerin Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Suicide Ideation ◽  
Incremental Validity ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
The Relationship

In this study, we examined loneliness and family support as predictors of suicide risk (viz., depressive symptoms and suicide ideation) in college students. The sample was comprised of 456 Hungarian college students. Results of conducting hierarchical regression analyses, controlling for sex and age, indicated that the inclusion of family support provided further incremental validity in predicting both depressive symptoms and suicide ideation, beyond the variance accounted for by loneliness. Moreover, consistent with the notion that family support might buffer the negative effects of loneliness on suicide risk, evidence for a significant Loneliness × Family Support interaction effect in predicting both indices of suicide risk was found. Thus, beyond the role of loneliness in predicting suicide risk in college students, the present findings are the first to show how family support both additively and interactively represents a positive psychological resource that should be considered in understanding suicide risk among students.

scholarly journals Loss of Hope and Suicide Risk in Hungarian College Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-126
Author(s):  
Edward C. Chang ◽  
Olivia D. Chang ◽  
Tamás Martos ◽  
Viola Sallay
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Interaction Effect ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Suicide Ideation ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Significant Interaction Effect ◽  
Beneficial Effects

We examined hope and family support as predictors of suicide risk (viz., anxious symptoms, depressive symptoms, and suicide ideation) in a sample of 502 Hungarian college students. Results of hierarchical regression analyses indicated that the inclusion of family support provided further incremental validity in predicting all three indices of suicide risk beyond the variance accounted for by hope. Consistent with the notion that family support might moderate the beneficial effects of hope on suicide risk, evidence for a significant Hope × Family Support interaction effect in predicting all three indices of suicide risk was found. Additionally, a significant interaction effect in predicting suicide ideation remained, even after controlling for psychological symptoms. Beyond the role of hope in predicting suicide risk in Hungarian college students, the present findings show how family support both additively and interactively represents a positive psychological resource that should be considered in understanding suicide risk among students.

Beyond Fundamental Dimensions of Mood in Predicting Depressive Symptoms and Suicidal Ideation in Victims of Interpersonal Violence: Examining the Role of Dispositional Optimism in Chinese Females With and Without Experience of Victimization

2021 ◽  
pp. 107780122110309
Author(s):  
Yifeng Du ◽  
Olivia D. Chang ◽  
Mingqi Li ◽  
Misu Kwon
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Prediction Model ◽  
Interpersonal Violence ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Negative Affectivity ◽  
Dispositional Optimism ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Regression Analyses

The present study tested a prediction model involving affectivity and dispositional optimism as predictors of suicide risk (i.e., depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation) in young adult Chinese females with and without prior interpersonal violence (IPV) victimization (294 nonvictimized and 94 victimized females). Results of hierarchical regression analyses indicated that negative affectivity was a significant predictor of both depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation for Chinese females, regardless of IPV victimization. Beyond affectivity, dispositional optimism was found to further add to the prediction model of depressive symptoms in both groups, but only for suicidal ideation in the IPV victimized group.

Coping and Suicide in College Students

Crisis ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shangwen Yi ◽  
Edward C. Chang ◽  
Olivia D. Chang ◽  
Noelle J. Seward ◽  
Leah B. McAvoy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Dispositional Optimism ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Reasons For Living ◽  
College Life ◽  
And Coping

Abstract. Background: Transitioning to college life in young adulthood can represent a challenging developmental period and college students are at heightened risk for engaging in suicidality. Aims: We aimed to investigate the roles dispositional optimism and coping strategies play in suicide risk (viz., suicidality) and suicide protection (viz., reasons for living) in college students. Method: A sample of 252 American college students were surveyed using anonymous questionnaires and hierarchical regression analyses were conducted to analyze the data. Results: Coping strategies, as a set, played an important role in both suicidality and reasons for living, after controlling for demographic factors (age and sex). When dispositional optimism was entered into the model, it was found to account for a significant amount of additional unique variance in both suicidality and reasons for living, even after accounting for coping. Limitations: It is unknown whether optimism remains meaningful in its association with suicide risk and protection beyond coping in other populations. Conclusion: Effective coping and optimism are associated with decreased suicide risk and increased suicide protection. Our findings point to the consistent role of dispositional optimism, over coping, in both suicide risk and protection.

The Moderating Role of Social Support on the Relationship Between Impulsivity and Suicide Risk

Crisis ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 273-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evan M. Kleiman ◽  
John H. Riskind ◽  
Karen E. Schaefer ◽  
Hilary Weingarden
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Social Support ◽  
College Students ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Considerable Research ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

Background: Suicide is the second leading cause of death among college students. There has been considerable research into risk factors for suicide, such as impulsivity, but considerably less research on protective factors. Aims: The present study examines the role that social support plays in the relationship between impulsivity and suicide risk. Methods: Participants were 169 undergraduates who completed self-report measures of impulsivity and social support. Suicide risk was assessed using an interview measure. Results: Social support moderates the relationship between impulsivity and suicide risk, such that those who are highly impulsive are less likely to be at risk for suicide if they also have high levels of social support. Conclusions: Social support can be a useful buffer to suicide risk for at-risk individuals who are highly impulsive.

Perceived Social Support as Moderator of Perfectionism, Depression, and Anxiety in College Students

2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (7) ◽  
pp. 1141-1152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xueting Zhou ◽  
Hong Zhu ◽  
Bin Zhang ◽  
Taisheng Cai
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
College Students ◽  
Partial Correlation ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Depression Anxiety Stress Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Relationship

We examined the role of perceived social support in the relationship between perfectionism and depression/anxiety. Partial correlation and hierarchical regression were conducted using cross-sectional data from 426 college students. They completed questionnaires including positive and negative perfectionism scales, the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21, and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. Results showed that depression/anxiety were significantly correlated with perceived social support and perfectionism. Perceived social support significantly moderated the influence of perfectionism upon depression/anxiety. These findings indicate that perceived social support may have a protective effect in preventing perfectionists from experiencing depression and anxiety.

scholarly journals The Moderating Role of Perceived Social Support on the Relationship between Physical Functional Impairment and Depressive Symptoms among Chinese Nursing Home Elderly in Hong Kong

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 1017-1026 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvia Y. C. L. Kwok ◽  
Dannii Y. L. Yeung ◽  
Annie Chung
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Peer Support ◽  
Functional Impairment ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Education Level ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

With reference to the stress-buffering model, this study aimed to examine the moderating role of perceived social support (including institutional peer support and family support) on the relationship between physical functional impairment, as a source of stress, and depressive symptoms among Chinese nursing home elderly in Hong Kong. The study used a cross-sectional survey method and convenience sampling. The subjects were recruited from two private nursing homes. A total of 187 elderly (54 males and 133 females) participated in the survey. Interviews were conducted by experienced research assistants. The Geriatric Depression Scale was used to assess depressive symptoms of each participant. Pearson correlational analyses showed that females reported more depressive symptoms than their male counterparts, and a positive relationship was found between education level and depressive symptoms. Perceived institutional peer support was negatively correlated, while physical functional impairment was positively correlated with depressive symptoms. However, there was no significant correlation between perceived family support and depressive symptoms. Hierarchical regression analyses revealed that physical functional impairment and perceived institutional peer support were significant predictors of elderly depressive symptoms, while perceived family support was not a significant predictor, after statistically controlling for the influence of gender and education level. Perceived institutional peer support, but not perceived family support, was found to moderate the negative impact of physical functional impairment on elderly depressive symptoms. The theoretical and practical implications of this study were then discussed.

Latino/a young adults’ experiences of acculturative stress, depressive symptoms, and romantic relationship commitment: Ethnic identity as protective

2021 ◽  
pp. 026540752199647
Author(s):  
Sahitya Maiya ◽  
Sarah E. Killoren ◽  
J. Kale Monk ◽  
Gabrielle C. Kline ◽  
Fiorella L. Carlos Chavez
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Acculturative Stress ◽  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Relationship Commitment ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

We examined the direct and indirect effects of acculturative stress via depressive symptoms on romantic relationship commitment, and the moderating role of ethnic identity (EI) in these associations. Participants included 475 Latino/a young adults (61% women; Mage = 25 years). Using conditional process modeling, we found that Latino/a young adults experiencing acculturative stress displayed greater depressive symptoms, which in turn, resulted in lower relationship commitment. Acculturative stress was also directly related to relationship commitment. EI buffered the negative effects of acculturative stress on relationship commitment. Discussion focuses on the interplay of EI and depressive symptoms for the relationship commitment of Latino/a young adults experiencing acculturative stress.

scholarly journals The Effect of Psychological Suzhi on Suicide Ideation in Chinese Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Family Support and Friend Support

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhengguang Zhu ◽  
Wenchuan Tang ◽  
Guangzeng Liu ◽  
Dajun Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Suicide Ideation ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Protective Role ◽  
Chinese Adolescents ◽  
Friend Support ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship

In this study, we examined family support and friend support as potential mediators between psychological suzhi and suicide ideation in a sample of 1,369 Chinese adolescents (48. 1% men, 15.52 ± 1.76 years). The results showed that family support and friend support were found to adequately mediate the relationship between psychological suzhi and suicide ideation. In addition, the effect of psychological suzhi on adolescents' suicide ideation was stronger for family support than friend support. These findings demonstrated the key roles of psychological suzhi, family support, and friend support in reducing adolescents' suicide ideation. It enlightens us that we are supposed to improve adolescents' psychological suzhi and perceived social support (including family support and friend support) through many ways in order to better play its protective role in the future.

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