Gender commonalities and differences in risk and protective factors of suicidal thoughts and behaviors: A cross-sectional study of Spanish university students

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• dc.contributor.author Miranda-Mendizábal, Andrea
• dc.contributor.author Torrent, Aina
• dc.contributor.author Mortier, Philippe
• dc.contributor.author Alonso Caballero, Jordi
• dc.date.accessioned 2019-12-02T09:07:09Z
• dc.date.issued 2019
• dc.description.abstract AIM: To assess gender differences in the association between risk/protective factors and suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STB); and whether there is any gender-interaction with those factors and STB; among Spanish university students. METHODS: data from baseline online survey of UNIVERSAL project, a multicenter, observational study of first-year Spanish university students (18-24 years). We assessed STB; lifetime and 12-month negative life-events and family adversities; mental disorders; personal and community factors. Gender-specific regression models and gender-interactions were also analyzed. RESULTS: We included 2,105 students, 55.4% women. Twelve-month prevalence of suicidal ideation (SI) was 10%, plans 5.7%, attempts 0.6%. Statistically significant gender-interactions were found for lifetime anxiety disorder, hopelessness, violence between parents, chronic health conditions and family support. Lifetime mood disorder was a common risk factor of SI for both genders (Females: OR= 5.5; 95%CI 3.3-9.3; Males: OR= 4.4; 95%CI 2.0-9.7). For females, exposure to violence between parents (OR= 3.5; 95%CI 1.7-7.2), anxiety disorder (OR= 2.7; 95%CI 1.6-4.6), and alcohol/substance disorder (OR= 2.1; 95%CI 1.1-4.3); and for males, physical childhood maltreatment (OR= 3.6; 95%CI 1.4-9.2), deceased parents (OR= 4.6; 95%CI 1.2-17.7), and hopelessness (OR= 7.7; 95%CI 2.8-21.2), increased SI risk. Family support (OR= 0.5; 95%CI 0.2-0.9) and peers/others support (OR= 0.4; 95%CI 0.2-0.8) were associated to a lower SI risk only among females. CONCLUSIONS: Only mood disorder was a common risk factor of SI for both genders, whereas important gender-differences were observed regarding the other factors assessed. The protective effect from family and peers/others support was observed only among females. Further research assessing underlying mechanisms and pathways of gender-differences is needed.
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• dc.identifier.citation Miranda-Mendizabal A, Castellví P, Alayo, Vilagut G, Blasco MJ, Torrent A et al. Gender commonalities and differences in risk and protective factors of suicidal thoughts and behaviors: A cross-sectional study of Spanish university students. Depress Anxiety. 2019 Nov;36(11):1102-14. DOI: 10.1002/da.22960
• dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/da.22960
• dc.identifier.issn 1091-4269
• dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/43044
• dc.language.iso eng
• dc.publisher Wiley
• dc.relation.ispartof Depression and Anxiety. 2019 Nov;36(11):1102-14
• dc.rights This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Miranda-Mendizabal A, Castellví P, Alayo , Vilagut G, Blasco MJ, Torrent A. et al. Gender commonalities and differences in risk and protective factors of suicidal thoughts and behaviors: A cross-sectional study of Spanish university students. Depress Anxiety. 2019 Nov;36(11):1102-1114, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/DOI 10.1002/da.22960. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.
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• dc.subject.keyword Anxiety/anxiety disorders
• dc.subject.keyword Depression
• dc.subject.keyword Gender
• dc.subject.keyword Mood disorders
• dc.subject.keyword Suicide/self-harm
• dc.title Gender commonalities and differences in risk and protective factors of suicidal thoughts and behaviors: A cross-sectional study of Spanish university students
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