Basic Psychological Needs, Suicidal Ideation, and Risk for Suicidal Behavior in Young Adults
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Associations between the satisfaction of basic psychological needs of autonomy, competence, and relatedness with current suicidal ideation and risk for suicidal behavior were examined. Two logistic regressions were conducted with a cross‐sectional database of 440 university students to examine the association of need satisfaction with suicidal ideation and risk for suicidal behavior, while controlling for demographics and depressive symptoms. Suicidal ideation was reported by 15% of participants and 18% were found to be at risk for suicidal behavior. A one standard deviation increase in need satisfaction reduced the odds of suicidal ideation by 53%, OR (95% CI ) = 0.47 (0.33–0.67), and the odds of being at risk for suicidal behavior by 50%, OR (95% CI ) = 0.50 (0.37–0.69). Young adults whose basic psychological needs are met may be less likely to consider suicide and engage in suicidal behavior. Prospective research is needed to confirm these associations.
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Need-based experiences predict university students' vulnerability for suicidal ideation and behaviors, even when controlling for depressive symptoms.
“they were found to predict university students' vulnerability for suicidal ideation and behaviors (Britton et al. 2014;Rowe et al. 2013), even when controlling for depressive symptoms (see also Tucker and Wingate 2014).”
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- Authors
- Britton, P. C., Van Orden, K. A., Hirsch, J. K., & Williams, G. C.
- Affiliations
- University of Rochester Medicine (US)
- Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide Department of Psychiatry University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester NY USA
- East Tennessee State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Britton, Peter C.
- Venue
- Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2014-02-03
- Volume
- 44
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 362-371
- ISSN
- 0363-0234 (ISSN-L)
- 1943-278X
- PMC
- PMC4119852
- OpenAlex
- W2010606921
- Cited by
- 64
- References
- 58
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 2 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 1.58
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Digital Commons - East Tennessee State University (East Tennessee State University) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (K2CX000641)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Keywords
- basic psychological needs, need satisfaction, suicidal ideation, suicidal behavior, autonomy, competence, relatedness, young adults, university students, depressive symptoms, suicide risk
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Cross-Sectional Studies, Depression, Female, Humans, Male, Personal Satisfaction, Risk Factors, Students, Suicide, Suicide, Attempted, Young Adult, Suicidal Ideation
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