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Depressive Symptoms as a Mediator between Excessive Daytime Sleepiness and Suicidal Ideation among Chinese College Students

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  • Yao-Kun Yu

    (Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University & Shandong University Center for Suicide Prevention Research, 44 West Wenhua Road, Jinan 250012, China)

  • Zhi-Ying Yao

    (Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University & Shandong University Center for Suicide Prevention Research, 44 West Wenhua Road, Jinan 250012, China)

  • Yan-Xin Wei

    (Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University & Shandong University Center for Suicide Prevention Research, 44 West Wenhua Road, Jinan 250012, China)

  • Chang-Gui Kou

    (Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China)

  • Bin Yao

    (Student Mental Health Education and Counseling Center, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China)

  • Wen-Jun Sun

    (Student Work Office, College of Textile and Clothing, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China)

  • Su-Yun Li

    (Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China)

  • Kenneth Fung

    (Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, 399 Bathurst St. 9 EW, Toronto, ON M5T2S8, Canada)

  • Cun-Xian Jia

    (Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University & Shandong University Center for Suicide Prevention Research, 44 West Wenhua Road, Jinan 250012, China)

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to verify the mediating role of depressive symptoms between excessive daytime sleepiness and suicidal ideation in college students. Of the 6944 participants, 2609 (37.6%) were male and 4335 (62.4%) were female. College students with excessive daytime sleepiness ( p < 0.001) and those with depressive symptoms ( p < 0.001) were more likely to have suicidal ideation. Moreover, both excessive daytime sleepiness (β = 0.14, 95% CI: 1.01–1.32) and depressive symptoms (β = 1.47, 95% CI: 3.80–5.00) were associated with suicidal ideation. The effect size of the mediating role of depressive symptoms in excessive daytime sleepiness to suicidal ideation was 50.41% for the entire sample, 58.33% for males, and 42.98% for females. Depressive symptoms partially mediated the relationship between excessive daytime sleepiness and suicidal ideation. The timely assessment of depressive symptoms in college students with excessive daytime sleepiness, and intervention, may reduce their risk of suicidal ideation.

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  • Yao-Kun Yu & Zhi-Ying Yao & Yan-Xin Wei & Chang-Gui Kou & Bin Yao & Wen-Jun Sun & Su-Yun Li & Kenneth Fung & Cun-Xian Jia, 2022. "Depressive Symptoms as a Mediator between Excessive Daytime Sleepiness and Suicidal Ideation among Chinese College Students," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(23), pages 1-10, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:23:p:16334-:d:994820
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