
ERIC Number: EJ398713
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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The Prevalence of Suicidal Ideation among College Students.
Rudd, M. David
Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, v19 n2 p173-83 Sum 1989
Surveyed 737 university students using measure of suicidal ideation. Found that over 43 percent of subjects had experienced some level of suicidal ideation during previous year, 14.9 percent of whom acted on thoughts without making suicide attempt and 5.5 percent of whom had actually made suicide attempts. Serious suicidal ideation and actual attempts were related to several demographic traits. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: College Students, Death, Higher Education, Sex Differences, Student Attitudes, Student Behavior, Suicide
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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