Perceived Family Support Buffers the Impact of PTSD-Depression Symptoms on Suicidal Ideation in College Students

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dc.contributor.authorBlessing, Alexis
dc.contributor.authorRussell, Patricia
dc.contributor.authorDeBeer, Bryann B.
dc.contributor.authorMorissette, Sandra B.
dc.creator.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8038-1461en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-22T16:21:01Z
dc.date.available2023-05-22T16:21:01Z
dc.date.issued2023-05-22
dc.description.abstractStudents reporting symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression are at increased risk for suicidal ideation, putting them at greater risk for suicidal behavior and attempts. Perceived social support is a robust protective factor against the impact of PTSD and depression on suicidal ideation in college students, however different forms of social support (family, friends, significant others) may have greater influence on this association. In the current study, the influence of the different types of perceived social support on the relationship between PTSD-depression symptoms and suicidal ideation in college students were examined. College students (N = 928; 71% female) were recruited in part of a cross-sectional survey study examining the role of mental health on education functioning. A hierarchical regression indicated that PTSD-depression symptoms (b = .27, p < .001) and perceived family support (b = −.04, p < .01) were significantly associated with current suicidal ideation, while perceived support from friends (b = −.02, p = .417) and significant others (b = −.01, p = .301) were not. Perceived family support interacted with PTSD-depression symptoms (b = −.03, p < .05) to weaken the positive influence of symptoms on current suicidal ideation. Perceived family support appears to be the significant component of social support that moderates the relationship between PTSD-depression symptoms and suicidal ideation. Future research should focus on strengthening family support as a potential mechanism to mitigate suicide risk among college students who may be away from their families for the first time.en_US
dc.description.departmentPsychologyen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUniversity of Texas at San Antonio, Office of the Vice President for Research, Economic Development, and Knowledge Enterpriseen_US
dc.identifier.citationBlessing, A., Russell, P., DeBeer, B. B., & Morissette, S. B. Perceived Family Support Buffers the Impact of PTSD-Depression Symptoms on Suicidal Ideation in College Students. Psychological Reports, 0(0), 00332941231175358. doi:10.1177/00332941231175358en_US
dc.identifier.issn1558-691X
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1177/00332941231175358
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12588/1846
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherSAGE Publicationsen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 3.0 United States*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/us/*
dc.subjectfamilyen_US
dc.subjectsocial supporten_US
dc.subjectposttraumatic stress disorderen_US
dc.subjectdepressionen_US
dc.subjectsuicidal ideationen_US
dc.titlePerceived Family Support Buffers the Impact of PTSD-Depression Symptoms on Suicidal Ideation in College Studentsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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