Table 6. Rates of suicidal and self-injurious behaviour among undergraduate and general student samples.
Source | Measurement scale | Demographic | Time range of
symptoms |
Type and result |
---|---|---|---|---|
ACHA NCHA 45 | N/A | Undergraduates | Past 12 months | Consideration, 12%; attempt, 2%;
NSSI, 8.5% |
Eisenberg et al. 65 | National Comorbidity
Survey Replication |
American mixed | Past year | Serious thoughts, 6.3% |
Garlow et al. 50 | N/A | Emory University
undergraduates |
Past year | Serious consideration, ~10%;
Attempt or NSSI, 16.5% |
Hussain et al. 54 | N/A | Australian freshmen | N/A | Ideation, at least sometimes, 16.6%;
Ideation, often/always, 4.2%; NSSI, 3.7% |
Furr et al. 43 | N/A | Almost purely
undergraduates (95%), American |
During university | Ideation/thoughts, 8.5% |
Boujut et al. 20 | N/A | French, varied ages | Varying (since starting studies or in past 12 months):
Ideation, 9–15% Ever: Attempts, 3–10% |
|
Boujut et al. 20 | BDI | French freshmen | Past week | Plans, 4.3% |