An examination of theory-based suicidal ideation risk factors in college students with multiple marginalized identities.

ABSTRACT: Social marginalization increases the risk of suicidal ideation (SI) among individuals with diverse identities, yet research examining the effects of marginalization has focused on one identity. Emerging adulthood is a critical period of identity development and the age group with the highest rates of SI. Considering the challenges of living in potentially heterosexist, cissexist, racist, and sizeist environments, we tested whether possessing multiple marginalized identities was associated with severity of SI through factors proposed in the interpersonal-psychological theory (IPT) and the three-step theory (3ST) of suicide and if mediation paths were moderated by sex. A sample of 265 college students completed a cross-sectional online survey assessing SI and constructs related to IPT and 3S

SUBMITTER: Shepherd BF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10015593 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature