Carlos Herruzo, Antonio J Sánchez-Guarnido, Maria J Pino, Valentina Lucena, Antonio F Raya, F J Herruzo
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Abstract
Background: Suicidal behavior, especially in young populations such as university students, is currently one of the most concerning health problems worldwide, suicide being the second leading cause of death among students. Although literature is still scarce, one of the risk factors that correlates the most with suicidal behavior in young people appears to be problematic internet use (PIU). The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between PIU and suicidal behavior in a Spanish university population.
Method: An ex post facto prospective design was used with a sample of 1,386 Spanish university students (68.7% women and 31.3% men). PIU was assessed by means of the Internet Addiction Test (IAT) and psychological problems by means of the Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation-Outcome Measure (CORE-OM).
Results: The results confirm the relationship between PIU and suicidal behavior, principally alongside those of social isolation and depression, this risk being 3.78 times higher among women with PIU and 5.58 times higher in men.
Conclusions: PIU appears as a risk factor for suicidal behavior that must be taken into account together with social isolation, subjective distress and depression.
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La revista Psicothema fue fundada en Asturias en 1989 y está editada conjuntamente por la Facultad y el Departamento de Psicología de la Universidad de Oviedo y el Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos del Principado de Asturias. Publica cuatro números al año. Se admiten trabajos tanto de investigación básica como aplicada, pertenecientes a cualquier ámbito de la Psicología, que previamente a su publicación son evaluados anónimamente por revisores externos. Psicothema está incluida en las bases de datos nacionales e internacionales más relevantes, entre las que cabe destacar Psychological Abstracts, Current Contents y MEDLINE/Index Medicus, entre otras. Además, figura en las listas de Factor de Impacto del Journal Citation Reports. Psicothema es una revista abierta a cualquier enfoque u orientación psicológica que venga avalada por la fuerza de los datos y los argumentos, y en la que encuentran acomodo todos los autores que sean capaces de convencer a los revisores de que sus manuscritos tienen la calidad para ser publicados. Psicothema es una revista de acceso abierto lo que significa que todo el contenido está a disposición de cualquier usuario o institución sin cargo alguno. Los usuarios pueden leer, descargar, copiar, distribuir, imprimir, buscar, o realizar enlaces a los textos completos de esta revista sin pedir permiso previo al editor o al autor, siempre y cuando la fuente original sea referenciada. Para acervos y repositorios, se prefiere que la cobertura se realice mediante enlaces a la propia web de Psicothema. Nos parece que una apuesta decidida por la calidad es el mejor modo de servir a nuestros lectores, cuyas sugerencias siempre serán bienvenidas.