Abstract:
Objective To explore the effects of employment pressure on suicide attitude and ideation among college students.
Methods Suicide Attitude Questionnaire(QSA) was administered to 703 college students.
Results Among the students,72.1% had employment pressure.Grade,major field,household registration,father's occupation,and family income had effect on employment pressure(
P < 0.05).Employment pressure had effect on suicide attitude(
β=-0.10,
P < 0.05).Opinion to suicide behavior(
β=-0.904,
P < 0.01) and attitude to euthanasia(
β=-0.412,
P < 0.05) were protective factors to suicide ideation; employment pressure was a promoting factor to suicide ideation(
β=0.265,
P < 0.01).
Conclusion Employment pressure has effect on suicide attitude,but it is not the main factor,while,employment pressure and suicide attitude are significant predictors of suicide ideation among college students.