Suicide Ideation Among College Students Evidencing Subclinical Depression

Abstract

Identifying elevated suicide ideation in college students is a critical step in preventing suicide attempts and deaths by suicide on college campuses. Although suicide ideation may be most prominent in students with severe depression, this should not suggest that only students with severe depression experience significant risk factors for suicide. Objective: The purpose of these 3 studies was to explore the relation between suicide ideation and severity of depressive symptoms in college students. Participants: In each study a sample of college students were recruited for participation. Methods: Participants completed self-report assessments of depressive symptoms and suicide ideation. Results: The results of these studies suggest that although the greatest elevation in suicide ideation occurs at the highest depressive symptoms, significant suicide ideation is also experienced by college students with mild and moderate depressive symptoms. Conclusions: The implications of these findings for the assessment of suicide ideation are discussed.     

Addressing Elder Abuse: The Waterloo Restorative Justice Approach to Elder Abuse Project

The Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) of Waterloo Region, in partnership with a number of other social service agencies, designed and implemented a restorative justice model applicable to older adults who have been abused by an individual in a position of trust. The project was very successful in building partnerships, as many community agencies came together to deal with the problem of elder abuse. The program also raised the profile of elder abuse in the community. However, despite intensive efforts, referrals to the restorative justice program were quite low. Because of this, the program moved to a new organizational model, the Elder Abuse Response Team (EART), which has retained the guiding philosophy of restorative justice but has broadened the mandate. The team has evolved into a conflict management system that has multiple points of entry for cases and multiple options for dealing with elder abuse. The team has developed a broad range of community partners who can facilitate referrals to the EART and also can help to provide an individualized response to each case. The transition to the EART has been successful, and the number of referrals has increased significantly.     

Anti-Homophobia Education in Public Schooling: A Canadian Case Study of Policy Implementation

SUMMARY

An 18-month study investigating the implementation of a Canadian anti-homophobia school policy found that such policies need to address homophobic ideas, institutional forms of homophobia and heterosexism, and individual expressions of homophobia. Teacher development is identical as an area in which Canadian policy implementation can be improved. More resources are needed to support the complex negotiations that educators must undertake when their professional and personal commitments to equity and human rights education collide with their own and others' personal and community religious beliefs about homosexuality.     

Abstinence and Relapse Rates Following a College Campus-Based Quit & Win Contest

Abstract

Objective: To conduct and evaluate Quit & Win contests at 2 2-year college and 2 4-year university campuses. Participants: During Spring semester, 2006, undergraduates (N = 588) interested in quitting smoking signed up for a Quit & Win 30-day cessation contest for a chance to win a lottery prize. Methods: Participants (N = 588) completed a baseline survey, provided a urine sample to verify smoking status before joining the contest, and completed a follow-up survey at contest end to assess abstinence. Participants reporting continuous 30-day abstinence were surveyed again 2 weeks post contest to assess relapse. Results: Participants smoked an average of 9.8 ± 6.7 cigarettes/day on 26.7 ± 5.7 days/month. Among participants completing a follow-up survey (74%), 72.1% reported abstinence during the entire contest period (Intent-to-Treat Analysis = 53.2%). 55.3% of those abstinent at the end of contest had resumed smoking 2 weeks post contest. Conclusions: Campus Quit & Win contests appear feasible, acceptable, and effective at facilitating short-term abstinence. Further research is needed to identify strategies to prevent postcontest relapse.     

地道战再研——以"五一""扫荡"后之冀中地区为中心的考察

地道战是冀中军民在反击日军"扫荡"的过程中产生,随着战争形势的变化而逐步发展的.有关冀中地道战的研究始于20世纪40年代.但是,尽管有关地道战的研究开展较早,尽管人们通过各种媒介已经对之耳熟能详,客观来讲,有关地道战的研究还很不完善甚至可以说很薄弱,有一些具体问题还需要继续探讨.本文从"五一""扫荡"后冀中地道战开展的动因、地道战开展过程中所取得的战绩、地道战开展过程中所体现的特点及其在抗日战争中所起的作用等三个方面对冀中地道战进行了再研究.文章认为,地道战不仅在中国军事战争史上是一个创造,即便是在世界军事战争史上也是一个奇迹,它是第二次世界大战时期在中国特殊环境下形成的一种斗争方式,具有战争范式的重大意义,冀中军民在开展地道战过程中结合本地实际情况所体现出来的求实、创新、奋斗精神永远值得我们后人学习.     

Reflections on September 11: Lessons From Four Psychological Perspectives

Several of the major theoretical perspectives within psychology can contribute to our understanding of the September 11 attacks and their aftermath. An argument derived from the psychodynamic approach suggests that terrorism may be a product of ambivalence rather than anger. From an evolutionary standpoint, the resentment that breeds terrorism, and the altruism that has arisen in its wake, may be seen as two sides of the same coin. The decision theoretic approach suggests that in the attempt to prevent future terrorist attacks, we face a seeming tradeoff between civil rights and civil liberties. Finally, the personality development approach suggests that difficult times can help forge new moral leaders.     

人工智能技术与影视创作融合发展的问题与对策

人工智能与影视创作融合是影视行业发展的必然趋势.当下,弱人工智能技术与影视创作的融合,不仅为影视创作的创意、编剧、拍摄、后期制作等环节带来了新的可能,也使经典影视作品高清修复成为现实,呈现出对人的替代由技术范畴向脑力范畴过渡、人工智能语言缺乏多元思维和情感、人工智能审美难以媲美人的审美及可能存在失控风险的特点.但二者融合后,作品同质化与类型化严重、版权难以界定、演员职业素养缺失等问题悄然而至.面对人工智能技术,影视创作应坚持以人的艺术创作为核心,增强人工智能知识产权保护意识,强化演员艺术情感的塑造能力.     

论日台关系的历史演变———日台关系政治演变的解读简

二战结束之后,日台关系的国家化倾向一直存在,但在不同的历史时期,表现形式和发展程度有所不同。在中日建交之前,开创了日台关系国家化的先河。中日建交后,尽管中日建交公报重新确定了“一个中国”的原则,但是“台湾地位未定论”并未明确地从日本官方语言中消失。日台关系依然存在某种国家间关系的特征。近年来,日本鼓励台湾加入WHO,推动日台签署自由贸易协定“FTA”的行为,都代表了日本对日台关系国家化的某种企图。中国在这一问题上的坚定立场是不变的,任何时候都要堵塞日台关系跨入国家化或准国家化的任何企图。     

论《大清一统志》的编修对清代地方志的影响

《大清一统志》的编修是清代的文化盛事 ,而清代又是中国古代方志的鼎盛时期。文章论述了《大清一统志》对清代方志纂修的推动作用 ,并阐述了在其影响下 ,清代地方志所形成的优良传统。