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01-07-2015 | Original Paper

The Moderating Effect of Social Support on the Relationship Between Impulsivity and Suicide in Rural China

Authors: Jie Zhang, Lin Lin

Published in: Community Mental Health Journal | Issue 5/2015

Abstract

This study was to investigate the relationship among social support, impulsivity, and suicide, so as to test the hypothesis that social support moderates the effect of impulsivity on suicide for the rural young suicides in China. Subjects were 392 consecutively recruited suicides aged 15–34 years and 416 community controls of the same age range sampled in China. The case–control data were obtained using psychological autopsy. The results showed that high social support had the protective effect among individuals with low impulsivity. It can be concluded that impulsivity is a potential area for further study of suicidal behavior. The suicide prevention efforts in rural China may address impulsivity.

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Title: The Moderating Effect of Social Support on the Relationship Between Impulsivity and Suicide in Rural China
Authors: Jie Zhang
Lin Lin
Publication date: 01-07-2015
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Community Mental Health Journal / Issue 5/2015
Print ISSN: 0010-3853
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2789
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-014-9811-y

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