Suicide Ideation, Alcohol Consumption, Motives, and Related Problems: Exploring the Association in College Students
Abstract
Previous findings on the relationship between suicide ideation (SI) and alcohol misuse among college students are inconsistent, leading to conflicting clinical implications. We aimed to clarify this relationship in order to determine the utility of regarding alcohol misuse as a risk factor for SI in this population. Unselected college students (N = 545) completed an online survey including measures of alcohol consumption, problems, drinking motives, SI, and related variables. Our results suggest alcohol misuse is not a correlate of SI among college students; therefore, one should not assume that students who misuse alcohol are necessarily at increased risk for SI.
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Neuroimaging studies add that perceived burdensomeness serves as a potent risk factor for AUD.
“Neuroimaging studies add that perceived burdensomeness (the sense of being a liability to others; Van Orden et al. 2006) serves as a potent risk factor for AUD (Gauthier et al. 2017).”
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- Authors
- Gauthier, J. M., Witte, T. K., & Correia, C. J.
- Affiliations
- Auburn University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Witte, Tracy K.
- Venue
- Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2016-06-13
- Volume
- 47
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 142-154
- ISSN
- 0363-0234 (ISSN-L)
- 1943-278X
- OpenAlex
- W2425409374
- Cited by
- 19
- References
- 3
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 4 · 2018: 1
- FWCI
- 0.45
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Keywords
- suicidal ideation, alcohol abuse, university students, drinking motives, alcohol-related problems, risk factors, alcohol consumption
- MeSH terms
- Suicide Prevention, Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Alcohol Drinking, Female, Humans, Male, Motivation, Surveys and Questionnaires, Risk Factors, Students, Suicide, Universities, Suicidal Ideation
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