Change in suicidal ideation and associated factors among young adults in Hong Kong from 2018 to 2019: a latent transition analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Suicide in young adulthood is a vital public health concern. There have been few systematic studies that examined the prevalence and transition of suicidal ideation classes in young adults and the factors associated with the transition.

Methods

This two-wave survey recruited 1269 young adults (Mean age = 24.0 years, 70.1% males) in Hong Kong. The participants completed the Suicidal Ideation Attributes Scale, Chinese Health Questionnaire, and help-seeking behaviors in 2018 and 2019. Latent profile analysis was used to classify the participants into latent classes of suicidal ideation with substantive checking under the 3-step approach. Latent transition analysis with measurement invariance examined the transition among the latent classes from 2018 to 2019 and the asso

SUBMITTER: Fong TCT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8611992 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature