Childhood Adversity, Recent Life Stressors and Suicidal Behavior in Chinese College Students

• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0086672
• Publication Date: 2014-03-28T21:11:37Z
• Authors: Zhiqi You; Mingxi Chen; Sen Yang; Zongkui Zhou; Ping Qin
• Keywords: Stressor

Background Although the independent effects of childhood adversities and recent negative events on suicidality have been well-documented, combinative role risk for is still underexplored, especially in context Chinese culture consideration specific types events. Method 5989 students, randomly sampled from six universities central China, completed online survey this study. Suicidal behavior, life adversity during stressful school were assessed with designed questionnaires. Results Students experiencing more often reported an experience childhood. While both associated increased suicidal two exposures presented conjunctively acted interactively to increase risk. There was noticeable variation adversities, sexual abuse, poor parental relationship, divorce parents loss a parent among highest Recent conflicts classmates, performance rupture romantic relationships stressors Conclusions Childhood had predicting young people studying colleges. Unhappy family interpersonal most important predictors population.