title: Depression moderated the effect of exposure to suicide news on suicidality among college students in Taiwan.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Behavioral Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Szu-hua
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.forename: Huei-chen
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: Jo Yung-Wei
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003863:Depression; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013405:Suicide; D013624:Taiwan; D014495:Universities