Attempted Suicide in Youth: Its Relationship to School Achievement, Educational Goals, and Socioeconomic Status.

Lewis, Selma A.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ378842

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Publication Date: 1988

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Attempted Suicide in Youth: Its Relationship to School Achievement, Educational Goals, and Socioeconomic Status.

Lewis, Selma A.; And Others

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, v16 n4 p459-71 Aug 1988

Twenty-six suicide attempters (ages 9-18) were compared with 725 nonattempters on measures of school achievement, educational goals, socioeconomic status (SES) and depression. Among reported results were significantly lower school achievement by suicide attempters, attributed to the effects of depression. Lower-SES youth were more likely to attempt suicide than higher-SES youth. (JW)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Disorders, Comparative Analysis, Depression (Psychology), Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Predictor Variables, Socioeconomic Status, Student Educational Objectives, Suicide

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Language: English

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