title: Suicidal ideation, plans and attempts among medical college students in china: The effect of their parental characteristics.
abstract: Medical college students are a high-risk population of suicidal ideation, plan and attempt. However, few studies discuss the effect of parental characteristics on suicidal ideation, plans and attempts among medical college students in China. A total of 2198 respondents answered the questionnaires referring social-demographic characteristics, psychological conditions, parental characteristics, suicidal ideation, plan and attempt. The prevalence of suicidal ideation, plan and attempt among the subjects were 17.9%, 5.2% and 4.3%, respectively. The results of multiple logistic regression showed that male, mother's education level, mother's parenting style, relationship in parents and psychological condition were associated with lifetime suicidal ideation. Male, mother's vocation, mother's parenting style, relationship in parents and psychological conditions were associated with suicide plan. Male, relationship in parents and psychological condition were associated with suicide attempt. Those imply that mother may play more roles on suicidal ideation and plan than father among medical college students in China. Psychological condition has a very strong association with suicidal ideation, plan and attempt.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Medicine and Health Service Management, School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
authors.forename: Long
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Medicine and Health Service Management, School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan, China. Electronic address: zhouchengchao@sdu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Chengchao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Medicine and Health Service Management, School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
authors.forename: Lingzhong
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Medicine and Health Service Management, School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
authors.forename: Shixue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Medicine and Health Service Management, School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
authors.forename: Fanlei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.affiliation: Department for Chronic and Non-communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jinan, China.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology*; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Medical college students; Parental characteristics; Suicidal ideation; Suicide attempt; Suicide plan