Selv-rapporterte suicidale tanker og handlinger blant studenter

Abstract

Bjerke, T., Svarva, K. & Stiles, T.C. (1992). Self-reported suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts among university students. Nordisk Psykologi, 44, 144–151. A total of 741 university students in Trondheim, Norway, were surveyed using a self-report measure of previous and recent suicidal ideation and suicide attempts (incl. deliberate self-harm). Over 37% of the respondents reported some level (rarely to often) of suicidal thoughts earlier in their lives. When asked about suicidal thoughts during the previous year, approx. 15% answered yes. Suicide attempts or deliberate self-harm were reported by 3.4% of the students. Sex differences were not found in any of the analyses. Younger students (under 24 yrs.) reported more previous suicidal ideation than older students, a result which confirms previous research on the prevalence of suicidal tendencies. In general, the level of suicidal tendencies reported in the present sample is lower than what has been reported in the majority of previous studies in other c...