TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Suicidal risk and impulsivity-related traits among young Argentinean college students during a quarantine of up to 103-day duration: longitudinal evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - López Steinmetz, Lorena Cecilia
A1  - Fong, Shao Bing
A1  - Godoy, Juan Carlos
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - AIM: This study aimed to examine longitudinal changes on suicidal risk levels, adjusting for impulsivity-related traits, quarantine duration, main demographic factors, mental disorder history, and loneliness, in young Argentinean college students with (ideation; attempt) and without suicidal behavior history, during a quarantine of up to 103-day duration of the COVID-19 pandemic. <br><br>METHODS: A longitudinal design with two-repeated measures was used (N = 1202). Follow-up was a month later from the first measurement. Three groups were analyzed: with suicidal ideation history, with suicide attempt history, and without suicidal behavior history. <br><br>RESULTS: Percentages of college students with high or moderate suicidal risk were alarming (accumulated: 62.23% first measurement, 57.65% second measurement). Multilevel analysis on the three groups showed that suicidal risk diminished from the first measurement to the follow-up, having mental disorder history predicted higher suicidal risk, and negative urgency had the largest increasing effects on suicidal risk which persisted over time. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Suicidal risk widely affects college students during lengthy quarantines of the COVID-19 pandemic and it should be tracked in those having pre-existing vulnerabilities, but also in those without. Education on managing negative emotions may help decrease suicide risk in college students during the COVID-19 pandemic.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12799
ID  - ref1
ER  -