Gender, Early Alcohol Use, and Suicide Ideation and Attempts: Findings from the 2005 Youth Risk Behavior Survey

Swahn, Monica H.; Bossarte, Robert M.

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.03.003

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“…However, early alcohol use initiation and the outcome variables were manually recoded as described below. Consistent with past research, we coded early alcohol use initiation as a three 3-level variable to include those initiating alcohol use prior to age 13, those who initiated alcohol use after age 13, and those who were not alcohol users 8,13,21,22. The outcome measure was based on the 2 questions that assessed any involvement in a suicide attempt or any involvement in physical fighting, both within the past 12 months.…”

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Co-Occurring Physical Fighting and Suicide Attempts among U.S. High School Students: Examining Patterns of Early Alcohol Use Initiation and Current Binge Drinking

Swahn¹,

Bossarte²,

Palmier³

et al. 2013

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Introduction: A growing body of empirical research documents a significant co-occurrence of suicide attempts and interpersonal violence among youth. However, the potential role of early alcohol use initiation and current heavy alcohol use as correlates of this comorbidity has not been examined in a nationally representative sample of high school students.Methods: We based our analyses on cross-sectional data from the 2009 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, which includes a nationally representative sample (n=16,410) of high school students in grades 9 through 12 in the United States. Multinomial logistic regression analyses were conducted to test the associations between measures of alcohol use (early alcohol use initiation and heavy drinking) and comorbid suicidal and violent behavior while controlling for potential confounders.Results: Among high school students, 3.6% reported comorbid physical fighting and suicide attempt in the past year. Early alcohol use (prior to age 13) and heavy drinking (5 or more drinks in a row) were strongly associated with comorbid reports of physical fighting and suicide attempts (Adj. odds ratio [OR]=3.12; 95% confidence interval [CI]:2.49–3.89) and (Adj. OR=3.45; 95%CI:2.63–4.52).Conclusion: These findings underscore the importance of both early alcohol use initiation and heavy drinking as statistically significant correlates of comorbid fighting and suicide attempts among youth. While future research is needed to determine the temporal ordering between problem drinking and violent or suicidal behaviors, existing prevention programs may benefit from including components aimed at reducing and delaying alcohol use.

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“…Recent research has documented that early alcohol use initiation is associated with both self-directed violence8,13,14,21–23 and interpersonal violence 8,17. However, there is a scarcity of research that has examined specific alcohol factors that may contribute to involvement in co-occurring violent and suicidal behaviors.…”

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Co-Occurring Physical Fighting and Suicide Attempts among U.S. High School Students: Examining Patterns of Early Alcohol Use Initiation and Current Binge Drinking

Swahn¹,

Bossarte²,

Palmier³

et al. 2013

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“…Alcohol Drugs 69: [291][292][293][294][295]2008) A LCOHOL REMAINS THE MOST COMMONLY used drug among adolescents (Eaton et al, 2006), and alcohol use contributes to a range of adverse health behaviors and outcomes, including injuries and deaths (Blum, 1987; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004). Although the link between early alcohol use and adverse health outcomes has been documented in several reports (Ellickson et al, 2003;Hingson et al, 2006;Jefferis et al, 2005;Swahn and Bossarte, 2007), less is known about the risk factors for early alcohol-use initiation, especially among adolescents younger than age 13 years (Donovan, 2004).…”

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Childhood Maltreatment and Early Alcohol Use Among High-Risk Adolescents

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Leeb

Swahn

2008

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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“…Among many public health problems discussed and faced nowadays, suicide has been one of the main concerns 1,2 . According to the World Health Organization (2012), in 2012, 804,000 people in the world died because of suicide, which accounted for 50% of male and 71% of female violent deaths.…”

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Exposure to physical and sexual violence and suicidal ideation among schoolchildren

Schäfer

Teixeira

Fontoura

et al. 2017

J. bras. psiquiatr.

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Objective: The purpose of this study was to estimate the association between exposure to physical and sexual violence, and suicidal ideation in Brazilian Schoolchildren, accounting for confounding variables of religious practice, and problems with alcohol and other drugs. Methods: This study consists of a cross-sectional analytical approach of a larger school-based study conducted in 2012 in two medium-sized municipalities in south of Brazil. Participants were 3,547 students aging 12 to 17 years old who answered an assembled questionnaire. Descriptive and Logistic Regression analyses were conducted with suicide ideation outcome testing prediction models stratified by sex. Results: Suicide ideation prevalence in the sample was of 21.7%, and regression analysis indicated that girls and boys exposed to physical or sexual violence had 3.42 and 3.14 times more probability of referring suicidal ideation in the past 30 days. Adjusted analyses showed little interference of religious practice, while problems with alcohol and other drugs seemed to also explain suicidal ideation in the sample. Conclusion: We highlight the importance of future longitudinal studies to investigate the mechanisms through which exposure to physical or sexual abuse influence suicidal ideation among boys and girls, as well as mediation studies that could enlighten the role of drug and alcohol use in this relationship. RESUMOObjetivo: O objetivo deste estudo foi estimar a associação entre exposição à violência física e sexual e ideação suicida em escolares brasileiros, controlando para variáveis relacionadas a prática religiosa e problemas com álcool e outras drogas. Métodos: Este estudo consiste de um recorte transversal de um estudo maior realizado em 2012 em dois municípios de médio porte no sul do Brasil. No total, 3.547 alunos de 12 a 17 anos responderam a um questionário desenvolvido para o estudo em questão. Análises descritivas e de regressão logística foram conduzidas testando modelos preditores de ideação suicida estratrificados por sexo. Resultados: A prevalência de ideação suicida na amostra foi de 21,7% e a análise de regressão indicou que meninas e meninos expostos à violência física ou sexual tinham 3,42 e 3,14 vezes mais probabilidade de referir ideação suicida nos últimos 30 dias. As análises ajustadas mostraram pouca interferência da prática religiosa, enquanto problemas com álcool e outras Violence exposure and suicidal ideation drogas também parecem explicar ideação suicida na amostra. Conclusão: Destacamos a importância de futuros estudos longitudinais para investigar os mecanismos por meio dos quais a exposição ao abuso físico ou sexual influencia a ideação suicida em meninos e meninas, bem como estudos de mediação que possam esclarecer o papel do uso de drogas e álcool nessa relação. Palavras-chaveIdeação suicida, comportamento adolescente, abuso infantil.

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Gender, Early Alcohol Use, and Suicide Ideation and Attempts: Findings from the 2005 Youth Risk Behavior Survey

Cited by 183 publications

References 31 publications

Co-Occurring Physical Fighting and Suicide Attempts among U.S. High School Students: Examining Patterns of Early Alcohol Use Initiation and Current Binge Drinking

Co-Occurring Physical Fighting and Suicide Attempts among U.S. High School Students: Examining Patterns of Early Alcohol Use Initiation and Current Binge Drinking

Childhood Maltreatment and Early Alcohol Use Among High-Risk Adolescents

Exposure to physical and sexual violence and suicidal ideation among schoolchildren

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