Associations Between Suicidal Behaviour, Attitudes Towards Suicide, and Psychological Distress Among Students in a University in East Malaysia.

Autor: Kamaruddin MNSB; Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh Campus, Selangor Branch, Selangor, Malaysia., Hashim NAB; Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh Campus, Selangor Branch, Selangor, Malaysia., Mohamed SB; Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh Campus, Selangor Branch, Selangor, Malaysia., Azhari ZIB; Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh Campus, Selangor Branch, Selangor, Malaysia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: East Asian archives of psychiatry : official journal of the Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists = Dong Ya jing shen ke xue zhi : Xianggang jing shen ke yi xue yuan qi kan [East Asian Arch Psychiatry] 2023 Dec; Vol. 33 (4), pp. 114-119.
DOI: 10.12809/eaap2342
Abstrakt: Background: Suicidal behaviour can be influenced by attitudes towards suicide and psychological distress. This study aimed to investigate the associations between psychological distress, attitudes towards suicide, and suicidal behaviour and to determine the prevalence of suicidal behaviour among students of a public university in East Malaysia.
Methods: A total of 521 students from a public university in East Malaysia were asked to complete the Malay versions of the Suicidal Behaviour Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R), the Attitudes Towards Suicide Scale, and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale.
Results: 197 women and 290 men (mean age, 19.13 years) completed the questionnaires, giving a response rate of 93.4%. The prevalence of high-risk suicidal behaviour (SBQ-R score ≥7) was 23.8%. Suicidal behaviour was positively associated with psychological distress and favourable attitudes towards suicide, and negatively associated with unfavourable attitudes towards suicide. Predictors for suicidal behaviour were psychological distress and favourable attitudes towards suicide ('the ability to understand and accept suicide').
Conclusion: The prevalence of suicidal behaviour is high among students in a public university in East Malaysia. Services and education for mental health awareness and screening for early detection and intervention of psychological distress should be provided to university students. Implementation of suicide awareness policies and suicide prevention training is crucial.
Competing Interests: All authors have disclosed no conflicts of interest.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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