@article{ref1,
title="Exploring suicide ideation in university students: sleep quality, social media, self-esteem, and barriers to seeking psychological help",
journal="Frontiers in psychiatry",
year="2024",
author="Landa-Blanco, Miguel and Romero, Karol and Caballero, Ivin and Gálvez-Pineda, Ernesto and Fúnes-Henríquez, María José and Romero, Rina",
volume="15",
number="",
pages="e1352889-e1352889",
abstract="The purpose of the current study is to analyze how variations in suicidal ideation scores can relate to sleep quality, social media consumption, self-esteem, and perceived barriers to seeking psychological help in a sample of university students in Honduras. A quantitative cross-sectional design was used. Self-reported data was collected from a non-random sample of 910 university students in Honduras; their average age was 24.03 years (SD=6.05). Most respondents were women (67%) with men accounting for 33% of the sample. Measurements included item 9 of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, the Single-Item Sleep Quality Scale, Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale, Barriers to Seeking Psychological Help Scale for College Students, and a self-reported questionnaire on social media. In response to the query, &quot;Over the past two weeks, how frequently have you experienced thoughts that you would be better off dead or of hurting yourself?&quot; 54% (n=495) of participants indicated &quot;not at all&quot; 18% (n=168) reported &quot;several days&quot; 14% (n=129) responded &quot;more than half of the days&quot; and 13% (n=118) stated &quot;nearly every day&quot;. The results from the ordinal logistic regression model indicate that sleep quality and self-esteem serve as protective factors associated with decreased suicide ideation. At the same time, a higher number of social media platforms used per week and perceived barriers to seeking psychological help increase suicide ideation. Altogether, these variables explained 19% of the variance in suicidal ideation scores. Suicidal ideation is highly prevalent among the sampled university students.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1664-0640",
doi="10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1352889",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1352889"
}