Depression moderated the effect of exposure to suicide news on suicidality among college students in Taiwan.
The present study was designed to examine whether age, gender, and depression level may moderate the effect of exposure to suicide news on the suicidality of college students in Taiwan. A representative sample of 3,222 college students were recruited from Southern Taiwan with a total of 2,602 useable surveys returned. Results showed that only depression level reached a significant moderating effect and further examination showed that the exposure to suicide news significantly predicted suicidality solely in the severely depressed group.
Chiu
Szu-hua
SH
Institute of Behavioral Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Ko
Huei-chen
HC
Wu
Jo Yung-Wei
JY
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003863:Depression; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013405:Suicide; D013624:Taiwan; D014495:Universities