Presenter
Zachery Edwards
Document Type
Poster
Publication Date
4-25-2023
Abstract
Suicide is the second leading cause of death among U.S. college students and the second leading cause of death for Rhode Islanders ages 15 to 34 years. A cross-sectional analysis was conducted with data collected from the Rhode Island Young Adult Survey (RIYAS) from May through August 2022. The survey resulted in N = 1,022 young adults aged 18-25 years who lived in Rhode Island for at least part of the year. This study was approved by the Johnson & Wales University Institutional Review Board. Among this sample of college students aged 18 to 25 years in Rhode Island, 13.7% (N = 94) reported suicide ideation, 7.6% (N = 52) reported making a suicide plan, and 3.2% (N = 22) reported at least one suicide attempt. Sexual and gender minorities had 300% (95%CI: 47%, 987%) increased odds of suicide ideation relative to cisgender heterosexual males, students living on campus had 56% (95%CI: 79%, 10%) lower odds of suicide ideation compared to those living off-campus with a parent, and students with insomnia had 156% (57%, 320%) increased odds of suicide ideation relative to those without insomnia.
Faculty Mentor
Samantha Rosenthal, PhD, MPH
Academic Discipline
BS - Health Science
Repository Citation
Edwards, Zachery; Rosenthal, Samantha; Noel, Jonathan; Sammartino, Cara; and Swanberg, Jennifer, "Suicide Ideation Among College Students in Rhode Island" (2023). Student Research Design & Innovation Symposium. 12.
https://scholarsarchive.jwu.edu/innov_symposium/12