Suicidality among adolescents engaging in nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) and firesetting: the role of psychosocial characteristics and reasons for living

Chinese Medicine

Graham Martin¹  Penelope Hasking²  Alicia K Tanner³ 

[1] Department of Psychiatry, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia;Department of Psychiatry, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia;School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

关键词: Adolescence;    Firesetting;    NSSI;    Suicide;    Suicidal ideation;   

Others  :  1231857
DOI  :  10.1186/s13034-015-0068-1

 received in 2015-03-05, accepted in 2015-07-07,  发布年份 2015

【 摘 要 】

Background

Co-occurrence of problem behaviors, particularly across internalizing and externalizing spectra, increases the risk of suicidality (i.e., suicidal ideation and attempt) among youth.

Methods

We examined differences in psychosocial risk factors across levels of suicidality in a sample of 77 school-based adolescents engaging in both nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) and repeated firesetting. Participants completed questionnaires assessing engagement in problem behaviors, mental health difficulties, negative life events, poor coping, impulsivity, and suicidality.

Results

Adolescents endorsing suicidal ideation reported greater psychological distress, physical and sexual abuse, and less problem solving/goal pursuit than those with no history of suicidality; adolescents who had attempted suicide reported more severe NSSI, higher rates of victimization and exposure to suicide, relative to those with suicidal ideation but no history of attempt. Additional analyses suggested the importance of coping beliefs in protecting against suicidality.

Conclusions

Clinical implications and suggestions for future research relating to suicide prevention are discussed.

【 授权许可】

   
2015 Tanner et al.

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