ERIC Number: EJ1461658
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Jun
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1866-2625
EISSN: EISSN-1866-2633
Available Date: 2023-02-24
Differentiating between Youth with a History of Suicidal Thoughts, Plans, and Attempts
Alannah Shelby Rivers1,5; Payne Winston-Lindeboom1; Tita Atte1; Perri Rosen2; Matt Wintersteen3; Nicole Kathleen Watkins1; Allen Tien4; Guy Diamond1
School Mental Health, v15 n2 p627-636 2023
Limited research has examined factors distinguishing between patterns of adolescent suicidal thoughts and behaviors. The current study examined demographic, school, family, and mental health differences across patterns identified by Romanelli and colleagues (2022): history of thoughts only, plans with thoughts, attempt with thoughts and/or plans, and attempt without thoughts. The current study includes 4,233 students (M[subscript age] = 14.65 years, SD = 2.06) with a history of suicide risk referred to school Student Assistance Program teams. The sample was approximately 60.7% female, 59.8% White (16.0% Black, 15.4% multiracial, 8.8% other), and 14.4% Hispanic. Results indicated that the "attempt without thoughts" group was small with no differentiating characteristics. However, membership in the other three groups was predicted by demographic, school, family, and mental health factors. These results support the importance of examining suicidal thoughts, plans, and attempts as distinct indicators and assessing key biopsychosocial factors. Further research could improve how behavioral health systems identify at risk youth.
Descriptors: Adolescents, Secondary School Students, Suicide, At Risk Persons, Mental Health, Student Characteristics, Educational Environment, Mental Disorders, Family Environment, Racial Differences, Gender Differences
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania
Grant or Contract Numbers: 1U79SM061750
Author Affiliations: 1Drexel University, Center for Family Intervention Science, College of Nursing and Health Professions, Philadelphia, USA; 2Pennsylvania Garrett Lee Smith Youth Suicide Prevention Grant, Harrisburg, USA; 3Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Philadelphia, USA; 4Medical Decision Logic, Inc, Baltimore, USA; 5Texas Woman’s University, Social Work, Psychology, and Philosophy, Denton, USA