Abstract

Objective: The revised Willingness to Intervene against Suicide questionnaire and the Expanded Revised Facts on Suicide Quiz were employed to examine the relationship between college students’ knowledge about suicide and intention to intervene. Participants: College students (n = 515) participated, a majority being women and Caucasian. Methods: Participants completed an online survey. Data were analyzed in SPSS. Results: College students have poor knowledge of suicide facts; however, this low level of accurate knowledge was not associated with intention to intervene with a suicidal person. Attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, sex, and no previous suicide attempt were all significant predictors of intention to intervene. Conclusions: These results challenge the notion that one must be well-informed in order to intend to take action.

摘要

目的：采用修订后的自杀干预意愿问卷和扩展修订的自杀事实测验来检验大学生自杀知识与干预意愿之间的关系。参与者：参加的大学生（n  = 515），大多数是女性和高加索人。方法：参与者完成在线调查。在 SPSS 中分析数据。结果：大学生对自杀事实认识不足；然而，这种低水平的准确知识与干预自杀者的意图无关。态度、主观规范、感知到的行为控制、性别和之前没有自杀企图都是干预意图的重要预测因素。结论：这些结果挑战了一个人必须消息灵通才能打算采取行动的观念。