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ERIC Number: EJ848255
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Jun
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-0363-0234
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Is IQ in Childhood Associated with Suicidal Thoughts and Attempts? Findings from the Mater University Study of Pregnancy and Its Outcomes
Alati, Rosa; Gunnell, David; Najman, Jake; Williams, Gail; Lawlor, Debbie
Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, v39 n3 p282-293 Jun 2009
This study explores associations of IQ at age 14 with adult symptoms of suicidal thoughts and attempts at age 21. Analysis was based on the Mater University Study of Pregnancy and its outcomes, an Australian prospective birth cohort study started in Brisbane Australia in 1981. We assessed associations with suicide thoughts, plans, and attempts. We used two measures of IQ: the Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices and the Wide Range Achievement Test. In multivariable analyses, there was an inverse association between Raven's IQ and suicide thoughts, plans, and attempts, but no strong evidence of an association between the WRAT3 and the three suicidal items. Specific aspects of intelligence may be associated with suicidal thoughts, plans, and attempts.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Raven Progressive Matrices; Wide Range Achievement Test
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