Zhao Sibo, Zhang Jie
School of Social Development, Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing 100081, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2014 Dec 23;12(1):131-45. doi: 10.3390/ijerph120100131.
In China, suicide is one of the major causes of death among adolescents and young adults aged 15 to 34 years.
The current study examines how risk factors vary by age groups in rural China, referring to those aged 15 to 24 years and those aged 25 to 34 years.
A case-control psychological autopsy (PA) study is conducted in sixteen counties from three Chinese provinces, including 392 suicide cases and 416 community living controls in the sample.
In China, young adults aged 25 to 34 years have a higher risk for suicide than adolescents aged 15 to 24 years, and it holds true even controlling for relevant social factors. In addition, age-related factors such as education, marital status, whether having children, status in the family, physical health, and personal income all have varying degrees of impact on suicide risks for rural youth.
This study shows that there are some age-related risk factors for suicide at certain life stages and emphasizes that young adults in rural China aged 25 to 34 years have an increased risk of suicide as a result of experiencing more psychological strains with age.
在中国，自杀是15至34岁青少年和青年死亡的主要原因之一。
本研究探讨在中国农村，风险因素如何因年龄组而异，具体涉及15至24岁和25至34岁的人群。
在中国三个省份的16个县进行了一项病例对照心理解剖（PA）研究，样本包括392例自杀病例和416名社区居住对照。
在中国，25至34岁的青年自杀风险高于15至24岁的青少年，即使在控制了相关社会因素后也是如此。此外，教育、婚姻状况、是否有子女、家庭地位、身体健康和个人收入等与年龄相关的因素，对农村青年的自杀风险都有不同程度的影响。
本研究表明，在某些生命阶段存在一些与年龄相关的自杀风险因素，并强调中国农村25至34岁的青年由于随着年龄增长经历更多心理压力，自杀风险增加。
