Proximal Associations of Alcohol Use with Suicidal Ideation and Behaviors

摘要 这项研究的长期目标是评估酒精与糖尿病之间的近端联系。 使用和自杀意念和企图。自杀对大学生来说是一个主要的公共卫生问题 它是10至24岁人群的第三大死因（1）。饮酒是一种 有充分证据表明，这与自杀风险相关，在这一人群中的流行程度令人担忧（2，16）。的研究 阐明了酒精使用和自杀意念之间的密切关系， 在高度脆弱的人群中预防这一死亡原因。影响的理论整合 酒精使用（酒精近视模型; 7）和自杀的原因（5;人际心理理论， 自杀）提供了一个潜在的解释功能的酒精使用的自杀风险的发展。 调查酒精使用与自杀意念和企图之间的近端关系将促进 了解和预防这一弱势群体的自杀。该研究旨在调查 在115名男性和115名女性中，酒精使用与自杀意念和企图的近端关联 大学生具体来说，这项拟议中的研究将测试一个整合酒精近视模型的模型 和自杀的人际心理理论，以了解酒精使用和 自杀风险也就是说，这项研究将检查酒精使用是否会促进人际关系受阻的影响。 需要，以及饮酒是否有助自杀意念者尝试自杀。 受试者将完成连续90天的每日简短调查，这将允许更准确的报告 饮酒与自杀意念和企图之间的密切关系。拟议的研究已 为减少与酒精有关的自杀死亡提供信息的可能性。

Abstract The long-term objective of the proposed study is to evaluate the proximal associations among alcohol use and suicidal ideation and attempts. Suicide is a major public health concern for the college student population, as it is the third leading cause of death for persons ages 10 to 24 years old (1). Alcohol use is a well-documented correlate of suicide risk and is alarmingly prevalent in this population (2, 16). Research that elucidates the proximal relationships among alcohol use and suicidal ideation and attempts is imperative to prevent this cause of death in a highly vulnerable population. The integration of theories on the effects of alcohol use (alcohol myopia model; 7) and the causes of suicide (5; interpersonal-psychological theory of suicide) offers a potential explanation of the function of alcohol use in the development of suicide risk. Investigating the proximal relationships among alcohol use and suicidal ideation and attempts will advance the understanding and prevention of suicide in this vulnerable population. The proposed study aims to investigate the proximal associations of alcohol use with suicidal ideation and attempts in 115 men and 115 women college students. Specifically, the proposed study will test a model that integrates the alcohol myopia model and interpersonal-psychological theory of suicide to understand the relationship between alcohol use and suicide risk. That is, the study will examine whether alcohol use facilitates the effects of thwarted interpersonal needs on suicidal ideation, and whether alcohol use facilitates suicide ideators' capability to attempt suicide. Subjects will complete brief daily surveys for 90 consecutive days, which will allow for more accurate reporting on the proximal relationship between alcohol use and suicidal ideation and attempts. The proposed study has potential for informing efforts to reduce alcohol-related deaths by suicide.