Effects of employment pressure on suicide attitude and ideation among college students

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.