@article{ref1,
title="Contribution of perceived loneliness to suicidal thoughts among French university students during the COVID-19 pandemic",
journal="Scientific reports",
year="2022",
author="Macalli, Melissa and Kinouani, Shérazade and Texier, Nathalie and Schück, Stéphane and Tzourio, Christophe",
volume="12",
number="1",
pages="e16833-e16833",
abstract="Restrictive measures during the COVID-19 epidemic have led to increased levels of loneliness, especially among university students, although the influence on suicidal thoughts remains unclear. In this cross-sectional study of 1913 French university students, those with the highest level of loneliness had a fourfold increased risk of suicidal thoughts. Perceived loneliness should be incorporated into suicide risk assessment, and assistance in coping with loneliness should be considered as a means of reducing suicidal risk in vulnerable groups, like university students.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2045-2322",
doi="10.1038/s41598-022-21288-z",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-21288-z"
}