RT Journal Article
T1 Trajectory Analysis of Suicidal Ideation in Spanish College Students Using Ecological Momentary Assessment.
A1 Layrón Folgado, José Enrique
A1 Conchado Peiró, Andrea
A1 Marco, José H
A1 Barrigón, María Luisa
A1 Baca-García, Enrique
A1 Pérez Rodríguez, Sandra
K1 college students
K1 ecological momentary assessment (EMA)
K1 interpersonal theory for suicide
K1 suicidal ideation
K1 suicide
AB Suicide is a preventable death in young people. It is well known that suicide behavior is a multicausal phenomenon. However, suicidal ideation (SI) commonly underlies suicide, and Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) can help us to better characterize it and its risk and protective factors in the short term. We aimed, first, to investigate the estimated prevalence and trajectories of SI in a community sample of Spanish college students using an EMA methodology and, second, explore the associations between risk and protective factors and SI categorized as moderate or low. A total of 737 participants followed the EMA during a period of 6 months. We estimated the prevalence and trajectories of SI and the associations between depressive symptoms, positive and negative affect, thwarted belongingness, perceived burdensomeness, cognitive reappraisal, emotional suppression, and purpose in life with the MEmind smartphone App. SI was assessed 14 times during this period. Twenty-eight participants referred to SI at least once in longitudinal assessments. We found a lack of curvature and, thus, a relatively stable trajectory of SI. Two groups of latent dimensions were observed related to risk and protective factors of SI. One latent dimension of the risk factors (higher levels of thwarted belongingness, perceived burdensomeness, depressive symptoms, negative affect, and emotional suppression) best represented the group with moderate levels of SI, and a second latent dimension of protective variables (positive affect, cognitive reappraisal, and purpose in life) best represented the group with lower levels of SI. These findings may indicate that students with a sense of having a life worth living, in addition to having the ability to reevaluate their negative beliefs, are less likely to experience high levels of SI. Therefore, purpose in life would be a protective factor against the presence of SI.
SN 1664-0640
YR 2022
FD 2022-03-31
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/20735
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/20735
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Apr 17, 2025