Parental separation in childhood, social capital, and suicide thoughts and suicide attempts: A population-based study

PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH

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Article

Lindstrom, Martin^1,2  Rosvall, Maria^1,2 

[1] Lund Univ, Southern Sweden Univ Hosp Malmo, Dept Clin Sci, Social Med & Hlth Policy, S-20502 Malmo, Sweden

[2] Lund Univ, Ctr Econ Demog, S-20502 Malmo, Sweden

关键词: Parental separation;    Divorce;    Suicide thoughts;    Suicide attempt;    Suicide;    Social capital;    Sweden;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.psychres.2015.07.034

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Studies of the association between parental separation in childhood and suicide thoughts and attempts are scarce. The aim of this study is to investigate associations between parental separation/divorce during childhood, and ever having had suicide thoughts and ever having made suicide attempt, adjusting for social capital and other covariates. In 2012 a cross-sectional public health survey was conducted in Scania, southern Sweden, with a postal questionnaire with 28,029 participants aged 18-80. Associations between parental separation/divorce during childhood and ever having considered suicide or having made suicide attempt were analysed by logistic regression. Overall, 12.1% of the men and 15.5% of the women had experienced suicide thoughts, and 3.2% of the men and 53% of the women had ever tried committing suicide. Among men, 20.4% had experienced parental separation during childhood until age 18, and among women 22.3%. Parental separation/divorce in childhood was with few exceptions significantly associated with ever having had suicide thoughts with the highest odds ratios for those who had experienced parental separation during ages 0-4 years. Parental separation/divorce in childhood was significantly associated with suicide attempts among men who had experienced parental separation/divorce at ages 0-4 and 15-18, and among women at any age 0-18. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

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