TY - JOUR T1 - Testing a model of suicide ideation in college students. AU - Konick,Lisa C, AU - Gutierrez,Peter M, PY - 2005/4/22/pubmed PY - 2005/8/4/medline PY - 2005/4/22/entrez SP - 181 EP - 92 JF - Suicide & life-threatening behavior JO - Suicide Life Threat Behav VL - 35 IS - 2 N2 - This study examined several risk factors-negative life events (NLE), hopelessness, and depressive symptoms-believed to commonly precipitate suicide ideation in college students. A total of 345 undergraduates participated in the study. Students completed four self-report questionnaires. Hierarchical regression analyses were used to construct a risk model of suicide ideation. This study confirmed depressive symptoms and hopelessness as predictors of suicide ideation in college students; however, NLE impacted suicidal thoughts through hopelessness and depressive symptoms. Interestingly, depressive symptoms exerted a stronger influence on suicide ideation than hopelessness. Hopelessness served as a partial mediator in the relationship between NLE and depressive symptoms; however, depressive symptoms fully mediated the relationship between NLE and hopelessness. Clinical implications for understanding suicide risk in college students are discussed. SN - 0363-0234 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/15843335/Testing_a_model_of_suicide_ideation_in_college_students_ L2 - https://doi.org/10.1521/suli.35.2.181.62875 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -