title: Suicide proneness in American and Japanese college students: associations with suicide acceptability and emotional expressivity.
abstract: This study considered whether suicide acceptability and emotional expressivity were associated with suicide proneness in American and Japanese women and men. Participants included 417 (283 women, 134 men) American and 396 (243 women, 150 men) Japanese college students. Regression models indicated that suicide acceptability predicted unique variance in suicide proneness for both American and Japanese women and men. However, emotional expressivity contributed to understanding the suicide proneness of American college students only. Culturally appropriate prevention and intervention implications associated with reducing suicide acceptance and cultivating well-being and resiliency are offered.
authors: Denton State Supported Living Center, Denton, Texas, USA.
authors: Motoko
authors: M
authors: Saito
authors: Department of Psychology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia 30460, USA.
authors: Jeffrey
authors: J
authors: Klibert
authors: Department of Psychology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, USA.
authors: Jennifer
authors: J
authors: Langhinrichsen-Rohling
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D012929:Psychological Distance; D012649:Self Concept; D012650:Self Disclosure; D012934:Social Isolation / Q000523:psychology; D012944:Social Support; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult