Abstract

Despite an established relationship between financial stress and suicide risk, factors that may influence this relationship are unclear. This study examined whether the belief that the world is fair and people generally get what they deserve (i.e., belief in a just world: BJW) moderates the financial stress-suicide risk relationship in university students. A total of 365 university students completed an online survey three times between May 2019 and April 2020. Multilevel model analyses indicated that financial stress increased suicide risk, after controlling for demographic factors and depression. The level of BJW-self and BJW-others moderated the relationship between financial stress and suicide risk. Specifically, the negative impact of financial stress on suicide risk was significant in students with a low or mean level of BJW-self, but not in those with a high level of BJW-self. Financial stress had a significant negative impact at all levels of BJW-others, with a stronger impact on students with lower levels of BJW others. These results suggest a need to address lower BJW, as it may worsen the financial stress-suicide risk relationship.

摘要

尽管财务压力与自杀风险之间存在确定的关系，但可能影响这种关系的因素尚不清楚。本研究检验了世界是公平的并且人们通常会得到他们应得的信念（即对公正世界的信念：BJW）是否缓和了大学生的经济压力与自杀风险之间的关系。2019 年 5 月至 2020 年 4 月期间，共有 365 名大学生完成了三次在线调查。多层次模型分析表明，在控制了人口因素和抑郁症后，财务压力增加了自杀风险。BJW-self 和 BJW-others 的水平缓和了经济压力和自杀风险之间的关系。具体来说，经济压力对自杀风险的负面影响在 BJW 自我水平较低或平均水平的学生中显着，但不是那些具有高 BJW 自我的人。财务压力对 BJW-others 的各个级别都有显着的负面影响，对 BJW-others 水平较低的学生影响更大。这些结果表明需要解决较低的 BJW，因为它可能会恶化财务压力与自杀风险的关系。