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- Title
The Association Between Depression, Suicidal Ideation and Psychological Strains in College Students: A Cross-National Study.
- Authors
Zhao, Sibo; Zhang, Jie
- Abstract
<bold>Objective: </bold>This study examined the differences of psychological strains between Chinese and American college students and discussed how strains may influence individuals' suicidal ideation and depression.<bold>Participants/methods: </bold>A total of 539 college students (298 from China and 241 from the U.S.) were recruited in March 2016 to complete the survey study. Multiple linear regressions were used in data analysis.<bold>Results: </bold>Students in America had higher scores on depression and stress than students in China, while students in China rated higher on suicidal ideation than students in America. In contrast of students in America facing more coping strains, students in China were confronting more value strains in their life.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>The cross-cultural variations in the effect of psychological strains have been substantiated in current study, indicating that understanding the psychological strains in different cultural contexts is necessary for the early intervention and prevention in college aged populations.
- Subjects
UNITED States; CHINA; SUICIDAL ideation; MENTAL health of college students; COLLEGE students; MENTAL depression; PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation; HIGHER education statistics; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH funding; PSYCHOLOGICAL stress; STUDENTS; ETHNOLOGY research
- Publication
Culture, Medicine & Psychiatry, 2018, Vol 42, Issue 4, p914
- ISSN
0165-005X
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s11013-018-9591-x