Differences in Life Stress and Reasons for Living Among College Suicide Ideators and Non-ideators

Students were administered a Suicide Ideation Questionnaire, a Life Experience Survey, & the Reasons for Living Inventory. ANOVAs revealed ideators as having higher levels of life-stress & lower Reasons For Living total score than non-ideators. Women scored higher than men on several Reasons for Living subscales, including: Survival and Coping Beliefs, Child Related Concerns, & Reasons for Living total score. (39 refs.)