ERIC Number: EJ1472585
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 8
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
EISSN: EISSN-1940-3208
Available Date: 0000-00-00
A Latent Profile Analysis of At-Risk First-Year Undergraduate Students
Journal of American College Health, v73 n3 p1232-1239 2025
Objective: We examined whether meaningful subgroups of self-injurious behaviors (SIBs) would emerge within a pool of first-year college students already deemed at elevated risk. Participants: First-year undergraduates (N = 1,068) recruited in 2015-2018 Fall terms. Methods: Past-year nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) frequency, past-year number of NSSI methods used, lifetime suicide attempt (SA) history, and recency of SA were included in a latent profile analysis. Results: Four subgroups emerged: "low SIB" (n = 558, 52%), "high NSSI only" (n = 182, 17%), "high SIB" (n = 141, 13%), and "high SA only" (n = 187, 18%). Students in the "high SIB" group reported higher levels of suicidal ideation at baseline and follow-up in comparison to all groups. Those in the "high NSSI only" or "high SIB" groups had relatively higher levels of NSSI at baseline and follow-up. Conclusions: Findings highlight the amount of heterogeneity "within" a high-risk group, along with the importance of considering distal and proximal SIBs in university screening efforts.
Descriptors: College Freshmen, At Risk Persons, Self Destructive Behavior, Suicide, Injuries, Psychological Patterns, Health Behavior, High School Students, Student Characteristics, Mental Disorders, Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Depression (Psychology), Drinking, Marijuana, Drug Use
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Youth Risk Behavior Survey
Grant or Contract Numbers: R01MH103244
Author Affiliations: 1Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA; 2Department of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; 3Department of Informatics, Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences, University of California, Irvine, California, USA; 4Depression Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; 5Injury Prevention Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA