Objective       To investigate the correlation of life events

social support and quality of life (QOL) with suicide attempts among college students.       Methods        A total of 9 808 college st

udents were subjected by stratified and cluster sampling in Chongqing and then surveyed to investigate the data on suicidal attempts

so as to analyze its association with life events

social support and QOL.       Results       The students with suicide attempters had more significant negative life events than the control

and among these events

study problem

love or marriage problem

conflicts among lovers/couples

family members or others

and passaway

acute/severe illness or trauma in family or friends were most significant (

P

<

0.05). However

they had significantly lower scores in social support and QOL than the control (

P

<

0.05). Multiple logistic analysis showed that the risk factors for suicide attempts were poor mental health (

OR

=1.422

95%

CI

1.153 to 1.754)

poor physical health status (

OR

=1.336

95%

CI

1.087 to 1.641)

lower objective support score (

OR

=1.020

95%

CI

1.002 to 1.038)

lower subjective support score (

OR

=1.018

95%

CI

1.006 to 1.030)

the conflict between family members (

OR

=0.579

95%

CI

0.379 to 0.886)

love or marriage problem (

OR

=0.483

95%

CI

0.321 to 0.723) and the conflict between lovers or couples (

OR

=0.370

95%

CI

0.257 to 0.534).       Conclusion       The students with suicide attempters have experienced more stressful life events

and had lower social support and poor QOL. The risk factors for suicide attempters are negative life events such as the conflicts among lovers/couples

and family members

and the problems in love and marriage

lower subjective and objective support scores

and poor mental and physical health status.