Longitudinal associations between multiple mental health problems and suicidal ideation among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent research suggested that COVID-19-related multiple mental health problems were associated with an increased risk for suicidal ideations (SIs), but population-based data demonstrating these associations are scarce. This study aimed to estimate the cumulative effects of psychological risk factors on SIs during the outbreak and remission periods of COVID-19 using a cumulative risk model, as well as sex differences.

Methods

A total of 68,685 college students in China participated in the survey during two phases of the pandemic (T1 and T2). Mental health risks (acute stress, depression, anxiety, insomnia, and obsessive-compulsive symptoms) and sociodemographic characteristics were measured at T1, and SIs were assessed at T1 and T2. Hierarchical regression analysi

SUBMITTER: Ma Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9116974 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature