Suicidal risk and impulsivity-related traits among young Argentinean college students during a quarantine of up to 103-day duration: Longitudinal evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

This study aimed to examine longitudinal changes on suicidal risk levels, adjusting for impulsivity-related traits, quarantine duration, main demographic factors, mental disorder history, and loneliness, in young Argentinean college students with (ideation; attempt) and without suicidal behavior history, during a quarantine of up to 103-day duration of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

A longitudinal design with two-repeated measures was used (N = 1202). Follow-up was a month later from the first measurement. Three groups were analyzed: with suicidal ideation history, with suicide attempt history, and without suicidal behavior history.

Results

Percentages of college students with high or moderate suicidal risk were alarming (accumulated: 62.23% first measurement, 57.

SUBMITTER: Lopez Steinmetz LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8646869 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature