@article{ref1,
title="Suicidal ideation, suicide attempts and positive mental health in Chinese medical students",
journal="Journal of affective disorders reports",
year="2022",
author="Brailovskaia, J. and Teismann, T. and Lewitzka, U. and Gao, Z. and Zhang, X.C. and Margraf, J.",
volume="9",
number="",
pages="-",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: Students worldwide are at marked risk of suicidal ideation/behavior, depression, and low positive mental health (PMH). Medical students are suspected to be a particularly burdened group. On this background, the aim of the present study was to determine prevalence rates of suicidal ideation/behavior, depression and PMH, among Chinese medical students compared to students from other disciplines. <br><br>METHODS: A total of 2,695 Chinese students (41.2% women; age: M = 18.86, SD =.60, range: 18-21), including 461 medical students, filled out self-report measures on suicidal ideation/behavior, depression, and PMH. <br><br>RESULTS: Twelve-month suicidal ideation was reported by 10.2% of the medical students and by 11.5% of the other students. Medical students had significantly lower levels of depression symptoms and significantly higher levels of PMH than students from other disciplines. Complete mental health - according to the dual-factor model of mental health - was reported by more than 84% of the total sample. Limitations: Data were assessed by a self-report survey that is prone to social desirability. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Students in the present study displayed high rates of complete mental health - although the survey was conducted in the midst of the Corona pandemic. No evidence was found that medical students are particularly stressed. © 2022<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2666-9153",
doi="10.1016/j.jadr.2022.100354",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2022.100354"
}