DOI: 10.5176/2251-1865_CBP16.16
Authors: Elsie Ong, Peter Eachus, Andrew Tangan and Catherine Thompson
Abstract: Suicidal behaviour is a public health problem and there is increasing concern regarding the rise of such behaviour. Although past studies have identified the role of cognitive factors in suicide, little has been done to explore the cognitive processes involved in suicidal thinking in adults. A cross-sectional study of 133 university undergraduates from Hong Kong (N=67) and the UK (N=64) was conducted to measure participants’ suicide ideation, coping, and executive function. Findings revealed that increased suicide ideation was related to deficits in executive function and an increase in avoidance-focused coping. Executive functions such as organization of material, initiation, and emotional control were important predictor variables in suicide ideation. The findings also indicated that coping is an important factor in the relationship between executive function deficits and suicide ideation.
Keywords: suicide ideation, executive function, coping strategies, emotional control
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