APS

29th APS Annual Convention · 2017

Family Support As a Moderator of the Relationship Between Loneliness and Suicide Risk in College Students: Having a Supportive Family Matters!

Boston, MA · May 2017

Poster Session · Clinical Science

  • Casey Batterbee
    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • Tina Yu
    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • Abigael Lucas
    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • Lily Morris
    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • Kayla Stam
    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • Jerin Lee
    University of Connecticut
  • Edward Chang
    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Abstract

We examined loneliness and family support as predictors of suicide risk (viz., depressive symptoms & suicide ideation) in Hungarian college students. The inclusion of family support predicted depressive symptoms and suicide ideation beyond loneliness, as well as a significant Loneliness × Family Support interaction effect for both outcomes.

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