Influence of Personal Social Network and Coping Skills on Risk for Suicidal Ideation in Chinese University Students

摘要

BackgroundPersonal social network and coping skills have important influences on suicidality of young people and such influences must be understood in the context of other factors. This study aims to assess the influences of social contacts and coping skills on risk for suicidal ideation and to disentangle their possible pathways using a large sample of university students from China.