Editorial: Reducing adolescent suicide

Bloch, Michael H.

doi:10.1111/jcpp.12585

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“…According to the most recent global health estimates from the World Health Organization (2017), serious mental illness afflicts a record number of young people. In the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, young people are experiencing higher levels of depression, anxiety, and suicide ideation than they did a decade ago (e.g., Bloch, 2016; Bor, Dean, Najman, & Hayatbakhsh, 2014; Patel, Flisher, Hetrick, & McGorry, 2007). They also report more loneliness and present to clinicians with eating disorders and body dysmorphia at a higher rate than generations previous (e.g., Paik & Sanchagrin, 2013; Smink et al, 2012; Thompson & Durrani, 2007).…”

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Perfectionism is increasing over time: A meta-analysis of birth cohort differences from 1989 to 2016.

Curran¹,

Hill²

2019

Psychological Bulletin

479

411

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From the 1980s onward, neoliberal governance in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom has emphasized competitive individualism and people have seemingly responded, in kind, by agitating to perfect themselves and their lifestyles. In this study, the authors examine whether cultural changes have coincided with an increase in multidimensional perfectionism in college students over the last 27 years. Their analyses are based on 164 samples and 41,641 American, Canadian, and British college students, who completed the Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (Hewitt & Flett, 1991) between 1989 and 2016 (70.92% female, Mage = 20.66). Cross-temporal meta-analysis revealed that levels of self-oriented perfectionism, socially prescribed perfectionism, and other-oriented perfectionism have linearly increased. These trends remained when controlling for gender and between-country differences in perfectionism scores. Overall, in order of magnitude of the observed increase, the findings indicate that recent generations of young people perceive that others are more demanding of them, are more demanding of others, and are more demanding of themselves. (PsycINFO Database Record

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Perfectionism is increasing over time: A meta-analysis of birth cohort differences from 1989 to 2016.

Curran¹,

Hill²

2019

Psychological Bulletin

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411

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“…Although California gun storage regulations are strict, the firearms used in youth suicides in the state are usually owned by a person in the victim's household (Wright, Wintemute, & Claire, ). This suggests that improving rural households’ adherence to gun storage regulations may help firearm adolescent suicide prevention efforts, especially as suicides involving firearms frequently result from impulsive reactions to acute stressors (Bloch, ; Kaplan, McFarland, & Huguet, ). Nevertheless, the rural/urban disparity in adolescent deaths is apparent across all methods of suicide (Fontanella et al., ), highlighting the multifactorial nature of this public health problem.…”

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Rural/Urban Disparities in Adolescent Nonfatal Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempt: A Population‐Based Study

Goldman‐Mellor

Allen

Kaplan

2017

Suicide & Life Threat Behav

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Adolescent suicide rates exhibit stark geographic disparities, with rates highest in rural areas. The causes of this disparity remain unclear. We investigated whether adolescent nonfatal suicidal ideation and attempt-leading risk factors for suicide-demonstrate the same rural/urban disparity. Using adolescent data from the 2011-2014 waves of the population-representative California Health Interview Survey (CHIS; N = 4,616), we estimated associations between residence in a rural area and suicidal ideation and suicide attempt, as well as access to psychological care. Survey-weighted logistic regression models controlled for individual- and family-level covariates. Results showed that rural adolescents were, compared to urban adolescents, substantially less likely to report recent suicidal ideation (OR = 0.25, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.10, 0.61) and suicide attempt (OR = 0.17, 95% CI = 0.05, 0.66). Suicidal youths in rural and urban areas were equally likely, however, to report receiving psychological care. In this study, rural adolescents in California reported lower rates of nonfatal suicidal behavior compared to urban peers. This pattern contrasts with rates of adolescent suicide fatality, which are higher in rural areas. Results suggest that reducing geographic disparities in youth suicide may require multifaceted public health approaches, in addition to better identification and treatment for high-risk adolescents.

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“…First, among the various groups at risk of suicide, young people are considered one of the most vulnerable[ 7 ], and suicide has become the fourth leading cause of death among the global population aged 15-29 years[ 14 ]. In the United States, for every 7 youth, there is 1 who has seriously considered suicide or made a suicide plan, and 1 out of 13 youths had attempted suicide in the previous year[ 15 ]. A study on suicidal ideation and behavior among high school students yielded similar conclusions.…”

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Adolescent suicide risk factors and the integration of social-emotional skills in school-based prevention programs

Liu,

Wang

2024

World J Psychiatry

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Adolescents are considered one of the most vulnerable groups affected by suicide. Rapid changes in adolescents’ physical and mental states, as well as in their lives, significantly and undeniably increase the risk of suicide. Psychological, social, family, individual, and environmental factors are important risk factors for suicidal behavior among teenagers and may contribute to suicide risk through various direct, indirect, or combined pathways. Social-emotional learning is considered a powerful intervention measure for addressing the crisis of adolescent suicide. When deliberately cultivated, fostered, and enhanced, self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, interpersonal skills, and responsible decision-making, as the five core competencies of social-emotional learning, can be used to effectively target various risk factors for adolescent suicide and provide necessary mental and interpersonal support. Among numerous suicide intervention methods, school-based interventions based on social-emotional competence have shown great potential in preventing and addressing suicide risk factors in adolescents. The characteristics of school-based interventions based on social-emotional competence, including their appropriateness, necessity, cost-effectiveness, comprehensiveness, and effectiveness, make these interventions an important means of addressing the crisis of adolescent suicide. To further determine the potential of school-based interventions based on social-emotional competence and better address the issue of adolescent suicide, additional financial support should be provided, the combination of social-emotional learning and other suicide prevention programs within schools should be fully leveraged, and cooperation between schools and families, society, and other environments should be maximized. These efforts should be considered future research directions.

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Editorial: Reducing adolescent suicide

Cited by 5 publications

References 6 publications

Perfectionism is increasing over time: A meta-analysis of birth cohort differences from 1989 to 2016.

Perfectionism is increasing over time: A meta-analysis of birth cohort differences from 1989 to 2016.

Rural/Urban Disparities in Adolescent Nonfatal Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempt: A Population‐Based Study

Adolescent suicide risk factors and the integration of social-emotional skills in school-based prevention programs

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