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  1. Fulltext A comparison between American and Chinese college students on suicide-related behavior parameters
    Lew B, Osman A, Huen JMY, Siau CS, Talib MA, Cunxian J, et al.
    Int J Clin Health Psychol, 2020;20(2):108-117.
    PMID: 32550850 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijchp.2020.03.005
    BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: The United States (US) and China are the two largest economies, but recent and directly comparable studies on suicide-related behaviors in the two countries are lacking. By using the Suicidal Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R), item-level comparison was performed in assessing self-reported suicide-related behaviors between the US and Chinese undergraduates.

    METHOD: This study involved a total of 3,185 college students aged between 18 to 24 years (1,185 US college students, and 2,000 Chinese students who were randomly selected from a large sample of 11,806 Chinese college students). Participants filled out the 4-item SBQ-R.

    RESULTS: Participants' responses were compared by country and sex. There was a higher overall risk of suicide-related behaviors among US students (24.3%) compared to Chinese students (17.0%). US students also reported higher lifetime attempt, past-year ideation, and lifetime threat. US female college students reported the highest suicide-related behaviors compared to other sub-groups.

    CONCLUSIONS: There is a need to tailor specific interventions to alleviate college students' suicide-related behaviors in the US and China, with a particular focus on US females.

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