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Internet addiction and poor quality of life are significantly associated with suicidal ideation of senior high school students in Chongqing, China.
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- Impact of digital addiction on youth health: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2025Pooled it
- Correlations between problematic internet use and suicidal behavior among Chinese adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- Health-related quality of life in children, adolescents and young adults with self-harm or suicidality: A systematic review.The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- The mediating role of depression in the association between health-related quality of life and suicidal ideation in adolescents: findings from a longitudinal study.Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry · 2025Article
- Application of the "hospital-school-home-community" integrated mental health service model for primary and secondary school students in Chongqing, China.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Suicide Risk and Association With the Different Trauma During the COVID-19 Pandemic Period: A Cross-Sectional Study on Adolescent With Different Learning Stage in Chongqing, China.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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- The prevalence of and factors associated with antenatal depression among all pregnant women first attending antenatal care: a cross-sectional study in a comprehensive teaching hospital.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Article
- Relationship Between Childhood Left-Behind Experience and Quality of Life Among Chinese University Freshmen: Place of Origin Matters.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Relationship between Internet addiction, susceptible personality traits, and suicidal and self-harm ideation in Chinese adolescent students.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2020Article
- How has Internet Addiction been Tracked Over the Last Decade? A Literature Review andInternational journal of preventive medicine · 2020Review
- The Potential Role of the Early Maladaptive Schema in Behavioral Addictions Among Late Adolescents and Young Adults.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundAdolescence is a vulnerable period of life, and many mental health and behavioral problems emerge during this particular period, including depression, internet addiction (IA), and suicidal behaviors. Poor quality of life (QOL) and IA have been found to be significantly associated with suicidal ideation (SI) among Chinese university students, of whom most have been adults. Nevertheless, their associations with SI are rarely studied among Chinese adolescents. The objective of this study was to examine these relationships in a representative adolescent sample of Chinese senior high school students, who are experiencing an enormous transition from childhood to adulthood.
methodsBy using multi-stage sampling, a total of 26,688 students were successfully recruited from 29 senior high schools of a very large City in western China, Chongqing municipality. In this cross-sectional online survey, students' demographic and lifestyle characteristics were collected with a standardized questionnaire. The Young's IA Test, the Chinese Six-item QOL questionnaire, and item 15 of the Symptom Checklist-90-R were used to measure IA, QOL, and SI, respectively.
resultsThe 1-month prevalence of SI was 11.5% among students of senior high schools in Chongqing, China. Students with SI had significantly higher QOL scores (17.3 ± 3.7 vs. 13.7 ± 3.8,
conclusionSuicidal ideation is prevalent among Chinese adolescents and it is associated with IA and poor QOL. Measures aimed at reducing IA and improving QOL may help prevent suicidal behaviors among Chinese adolescents.
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