The Clinical Sequelae of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Loneliness, Depression, Excessive Alcohol Use, Social Media Addiction, and Risk for Suicide Ideation.

IF 2.5 3区医学 Q2 PSYCHIATRY

Archives of Suicide Research Pub Date : 2024-05-16 DOI:10.1080/13811118.2024.2345170

Sami Hamdan, Tal Guz, Gil Zalsman

{"title":"The Clinical Sequelae of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Loneliness, Depression, Excessive Alcohol Use, Social Media Addiction, and Risk for Suicide Ideation.","authors":"Sami Hamdan, Tal Guz, Gil Zalsman","doi":"10.1080/13811118.2024.2345170","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Background: Depression, loneliness, and alcohol use disorder are associated with suicide ideation. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has challenged our social structures with social distancing and isolation policies implemented worldwide, severely restricting social interactions. Studies regarding the effects of the pandemic are starting to shed light on the harmful psychological effects of these policies.Aims: This study aims to identify whether the increase in suicidal ideation among college students (mostly young adults) during the pandemic was due to the known risk factors of loneliness, depression, alcohol use disorder, social media addiction, and other background variables.Method: Nine hundred and eleven college students completed self-report questionnaires assessing suicidal risk, depressive symptoms, loneliness, excessive alcohol use, and social media use.Results: During the pandemic suicidal ideation was associated with loneliness (χ2 = 54.65, p < 0.001), depressive symptoms (χ2 = 110.82, p < 0.001), alcohol use disorder (χ2 = 10.02, P < 0.01) and social media addiction (χ2 = 13.73, P < 0.001). Being single [OR = 2.55; p < 0.01], and self-identifying as a non-heterosexual [OR = 2.55; p < 0.01] were found to constitute additional risk factors.Limitations: The structural nature of quantitative self-report scales does not offer the flexibility of gaining a deeper understanding of causes, specific to particular circumstances that may lead participants to ideate on suicide, even briefly.Conclusions: Social distancing and isolation policies during the COVID-19 pandemic constitute an additional factor in the risk for suicide ideation.","PeriodicalId":8325,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Suicide Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5000,"publicationDate":"2024-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Archives of Suicide Research","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2024.2345170","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"PSYCHIATRY","Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Abstract

Background: Depression, loneliness, and alcohol use disorder are associated with suicide ideation. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has challenged our social structures with social distancing and isolation policies implemented worldwide, severely restricting social interactions. Studies regarding the effects of the pandemic are starting to shed light on the harmful psychological effects of these policies.

Aims: This study aims to identify whether the increase in suicidal ideation among college students (mostly young adults) during the pandemic was due to the known risk factors of loneliness, depression, alcohol use disorder, social media addiction, and other background variables.

Method: Nine hundred and eleven college students completed self-report questionnaires assessing suicidal risk, depressive symptoms, loneliness, excessive alcohol use, and social media use.

Results: During the pandemic suicidal ideation was associated with loneliness (χ² = 54.65, p < 0.001), depressive symptoms (χ² = 110.82, p < 0.001), alcohol use disorder (χ² = 10.02, P < 0.01) and social media addiction (χ² = 13.73, P < 0.001). Being single [OR = 2.55; p < 0.01], and self-identifying as a non-heterosexual [OR = 2.55; p < 0.01] were found to constitute additional risk factors.

Limitations: The structural nature of quantitative self-report scales does not offer the flexibility of gaining a deeper understanding of causes, specific to particular circumstances that may lead participants to ideate on suicide, even briefly.

Conclusions: Social distancing and isolation policies during the COVID-19 pandemic constitute an additional factor in the risk for suicide ideation.

查看原文本刊更多论文

COVID-19大流行的临床后果：孤独、抑郁、过度饮酒、社交媒体成瘾和自杀倾向风险。

背景介绍抑郁、孤独和酗酒与自杀意念有关。目前的 COVID-19 大流行挑战了我们的社会结构，世界各地都在实施社会疏远和隔离政策，严重限制了社会交往。有关大流行病影响的研究开始揭示这些政策的有害心理影响。研究目的：本研究旨在确定大流行病期间大学生（主要是年轻人）自杀意念的增加是否与孤独、抑郁、酒精使用障碍、社交媒体成瘾等已知风险因素及其他背景变量有关：911名大学生填写了自我报告问卷，评估自杀风险、抑郁症状、孤独感、过度饮酒和社交媒体使用情况：在大流行期间，自杀意念与孤独感相关（χ2 = 54.65，P 2 = 110.82，P 2 = 10.02，P 2 = 13.73，P p p 局限性：定量自我报告量表的结构性无法灵活地深入了解导致参与者产生自杀念头（即使是短暂的）的具体原因：结论：COVID-19 大流行期间的社会疏远和隔离政策是导致产生自杀念头风险的又一因素。

本文章由计算机程序翻译，如有差异，请以英文原文为准。

求助全文

约1分钟内获得全文求助全文

来源期刊

Archives of Suicide Research Multiple-

CiteScore

6.10

自引率

7.10%

发文量

期刊介绍： Archives of Suicide Research, the official journal of the International Academy of Suicide Research (IASR), is the international journal in the field of suicidology. The journal features original, refereed contributions on the study of suicide, suicidal behavior, its causes and effects, and techniques for prevention. The journal incorporates research-based and theoretical articles contributed by a diverse range of authors interested in investigating the biological, pharmacological, psychiatric, psychological, and sociological aspects of suicide.