title: International and Domestic Students, Perceived Burdensomeness, Belongingness, and Suicidal Ideation.
abstract: Suicide is the second leading cause of death for traditional-age college students, and the interpersonal theory of suicide (ITS; Joiner, 2005) provides a cogent framework for predicting which students may be at highest risk. However, little is known about how constructs of ITS operate in cross-cultural contexts. Findings, based on a sample of international and domestic undergraduate students (N = 254), indicated that the ITS construct of perceived burdensomeness was positively associated with suicidal ideation (SI) for both groups. However, campus belongingness emerged as connected with SI for international students, whereas family belongingness emerged as connected with SI for domestic students.
authors.affiliation: Department of Educational Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
authors.forename: Heather L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Servaty-Seib
authors.affiliation: Department of Educational Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lockman
authors.affiliation: Department of Educational Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shemwell
authors.affiliation: Department of Educational Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Reid Marks
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003469:Culture; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007393:International Educational Exchange; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D015146:Midwestern United States; D012933:Social Identification; D012944:Social Support; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult; D000092864:Suicide Prevention