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Zhong S, Lu L, Wilson A, Wang Y, Duan S, Ou J, Shi L, Ge J, Chen L, Zhao K, Chen R. Attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder symptoms and suicidal ideation among college students: A structural equation modeling approach. J Affect Disord 2021; 279:572-577. [PMID: 33152561 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.10.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2019] [Revised: 08/26/2020] [Accepted: 10/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Suicidal ideation (SI) among college students is frequently reported. However, the mediating roles of depressive and anxiety symptoms between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and SI has yet to be explored among college students. METHOD A cross-sectional survey of college freshmen in China was conducted between October 2018 and December 2018. Standardized questionnaires were used to collect information on basic sociodemographic characteristics, including SI, ADHD symptoms, and anxiety and depressive symptoms. A structural equation model (SEM) was then constructed. RESULTS A total of 904 college freshmen were included in the analysis. The prevalence of ADHD symptoms and lifetime SI were 11.9% (95% CI: 9.9%-14.2%) and 29.2% (95% CI: 26.3%-32.2%), respectively. The SEM revealed that there were no direct paths from inattention, executive dysfunction, and hyperactivity to SI. Under the mediating role of anxiety and depressive symptoms, executive dysfunction (β = 0.011, p < 0.05) and hyperactivity (β = 0.015, p < 0.05) had indirect relationships with the risk of SI, and the role of inattention was not identified. Depressive and anxiety symptoms had direct influences on increasing SI. There also were indirect effects from anxiety symptoms to SI, which were mediated by depressive symptoms (β = 0.023, p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS The current study indicated the indirect relationships between ADHD symptoms and SI among college freshmen. The findings could provide useful clues for clinical treatment and school-based prevention that aims to improve college students' mental well-being.
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Affiliation(s)
- Shaoling Zhong
- National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, and China National Technology Institute on Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Team IETO, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, UMR U1219, INSERM, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Division of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK
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- National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, and China National Technology Institute on Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China; Division of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's college London, London, UK
| | - Jianjun Ou
- National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, and China National Technology Institute on Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
| | - Lijuan Shi
- School of Education, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, Hunan, China
| | - Jianyu Ge
- School of Education, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, Hunan, China
| | - Li Chen
- School of Education, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, Hunan, China
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- School of Education, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, Hunan, China
| | - Runsen Chen
- National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, Department of Psychiatry, and China National Technology Institute on Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
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