Jazmin A Reyes-Portillo, Petty Tineo, Emily Judd, Michael T Bixter, Carrie Masia Warner
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Abstract
This study examined the association between anxiety symptoms (i.e., panic/somatic, generalized, separation, social) and suicidal ideation (SI) among racially/ethnically minoritized college students, and the moderating role of acculturative stress. Participants were 508 students (78.3% female (n = 398); mean age =19.61 [SD = 2.08]), self-identifying as racially/ethnically minorized, (61.2% (n = 311) Hispanic/Latinx; 20.7% (n = 105) Black; 12.4% (n = 63) Asian; 3.9% (n = 20) Multiracial; 1.4% (n = 7) Middle Eastern/North African; 0.2% (n = 1) Native American; 0.2% (n = 1) Other), who completed a survey examining mental health and culture. About 16% reported experiencing SI in the past two weeks. Analyses revealed that panic/somatic anxiety symptoms were significantly associated with SI. The relationships between SI and generalized anxiety, separation anxiety, and social anxiety were not significant. Acculturative stress also emerged as a significant predictor of SI and moderated the association between panic/somatic symptoms and SI. Assessing panic/somatic symptoms and acculturative stress may be especially important when assessing suicide risk among minoritized college students.
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Binge drinking, campus violence, eating disorders, sexual harassment: Today"s college students face challenges their parents never imagined. The Journal of American College Health, the only scholarly publication devoted entirely to college students" health, focuses on these issues, as well as use of tobacco and other drugs, sexual habits, psychological problems, and guns on campus, as well as the students... Published in cooperation with the American College Health Association, the Journal of American College Health is a must read for physicians, nurses, health educators, and administrators who are involved with students every day.