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ArticleSuicide & life-threatening behavior2020

Suicidal Behaviors and Help-Seeking Attitudes Among Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing College Students.

Meghan L Fox, Tyler G James, Steven L Barnett

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Article in Suicide & life-threatening behavior, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Suicidality in Individuals With Hearing Loss: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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  2. Through deaf eyes: factors influencing suicidal behavior among deaf adults.Journal of deaf studies and deaf education · 2026
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  5. Mental Health Treatment Engagement Among Deaf Individuals.Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) · 2025
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  6. Emergency department patient-centred care perspectives from deaf and hard-of-hearing patients.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2023
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  7. Acculturative Stress, Mental Health, and Well-Being among Deaf Adults.Journal of deaf studies and deaf education · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Meghan L FoxUniversity of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9773-5737
Tyler G JamesState University System of Florida, Tallahassee, FL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0694-4702
Steven L BarnettNational Center for Deaf Health Research, University of Rochester Medical Center National, Rochester, NY, USA.
State University System of Florida · USUniversity of Rochester · USUniversity of Rochester Medical Center · US

Funding

Postdoctoral Training in Suicide Prevention Research (supplement 2)T32MH020061 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI VAN ORDEN, KIMBERLY ALLISON · 2001 to 2025
$5.9M
Rochester Prevention Research CenterU48DP005026 · DP · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI BARNETT, STEVEN L · 2014 to 2018
$5.1M
NCCDPHP CDC HHS U48 DP005026NIMH NIH HHS T32 MH020061
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe objective of this study was to examine the prevalence of suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and help-seeking attitudes among D/HH and hearing college students.

methodA total of 500,860 students completed the ACHA-NCHA-IIb (Fall 2011-Spring 2015). Survey administration and sampling methods differed across institutions. We randomly selected hearing students to have a 1:1 ratio of D/HH and hearing students (analytic N = 12,056). The mean age was 20.3 years, and the sample was predominantly white (68%) and female (65%). Multinomial and binary logistic regressions determined the relation between hearing status, suicide ideation and attempt, and help-seeking.

resultsD/HH college students were more likely than hearing college students to have seriously considered suicide or attempted suicide in their lifetime. [Correction added on November 26, 2019, after first online publication: The phrase "but not in the past year" was deleted in the previous sentence.] In adjusted analyses, D/HH college students were more likely than hearing college students to have attempted suicide in the past year (OR 2.42, 95% CI 1.85, 3.17). There were no differences between D/HH and hearing groups in help-seeking attitudes.

conclusionsFindings from this national data set indicate that D/HH college students are more likely to consider or attempt suicide. These results underscore the need for focused suicide risk prevention interventions with this population.

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Attitude to HealthPersons with Hearing DisabilitiesSuicide, AttemptedUniversitiesAdultFemaleHearingHumansMaleStudentsSuicidal IdeationYoung Adult

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PMID31721275
PMCPMC9351548
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