@article{ref1,
title="Self-injurious thoughts and behaviors among college students: a latent class analysis",
journal="Archives of suicide research",
year="2020",
author="Marraccini, Marisa E. and Brick, Leslie Ann and O'Neill, J. Conor and Weyandt, Lisa L. and Buchanan, Ashley L.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="This study explored emerging typologies of self-injurious thoughts and behaviors and how they relate to known psychological and cognitive correlates. Latent class analysis was employed to identify subgroups of college students (n = 626, mean age = 20, 73% female, and 83% White) based on history of self-injurious thoughts and behaviors. Differences among classes were tested to examine their associations with suicidal ideation, fearlessness of death, depression/hopelessness, thwarted belongingness, problems with alcohol or drugs, behavioral inhibition, and emotional control. <br><br>RESULTS of the latent class analysis supported a 3-class solution, with students classified as being likely to have (1) no history of any self-injurious thoughts and behaviors (78%); (2) a history of all self-injurious thoughts and behaviors (8%); or (3) a history of suicidal ideation, plan, and non-suicidal self-injurious thoughts and behaviors, but not suicide attempt (13%). <br><br>FINDINGS examining correlates of self-injurious thoughts and behaviors highlight the importance of fearlessness of death for distinguishing suicide attempters from non-attempters. Attention to mental health and suicide prevention initiatives should remain a critical priority across college campuses.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1381-1118",
doi="10.1080/13811118.2020.1746942",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2020.1746942"
}