Title: Suicide in colleges in the United States - Wikipedia
Headings: Suicide in colleges in the United States
Suicide in colleges in the United States
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Motives for suicide
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Content: Suicidal ideation has risen in prevalence amongst college-age students. A study at Emory University found that 11.1% of students reported having suicidal ideation within the past four weeks and 16.5% had a suicide attempt or self-injurious event at least once in their lifetime. Suicidal ideation was associated with symptoms of depression and students who reported current suicidal ideation had more severe depression symptoms. Among college students, depressive symptoms and the severity level of the worst suicidal ideation in an individual's lifetime are two short-term predictors of current suicidal ideation. Factors indicating risk for persistent suicidal ideation include low social support, childhood or adolescent exposure to domestic violence, maternal depression, and high self-reported symptoms of depression. Females, individuals who have been previously screened for psychiatric illness, those with a positive family history of suicide, those that are more impulsive, and those that have elevated motor impulsivity may be at greater risk of developing suicidal ideation. Suicide attempts
Whilst suicide ideation does not always lead to a suicide attempt, attempts are correlated with previous family history of suicide and high motor impulsivity. Other risk factors for suicide in college include alcohol use, difficulty sleeping, and lack of "body investment." Motives for suicide
The amount and type of motivations for suicide can vary from student to student, however a common motivation for suicide has been stress. In a 2008 physiological study conducted by the Associated Press and MTVU, eight out of ten college students reported a feeling of horrible stress that impacted their grades.