Perceived Family Functioning and Adolescent Suicidal Behavior

Adams, Dalia M.; Overholser, James C.; Lehnert, Kim L.

doi:10.1097/00004583-199405000-00008

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“…Adams et al [47] indicated that perceived family functioning and mother-adolescent or parent-adolescent dyadic relationships were significantly correlated with levels of depression, hopelessness and self-esteem. Suicidal psychiatric inpatients and suicidal high school students showed no difference in their perceptions of family functioning and mother-adolescent relationships.…”

Section: Family Relationships and Communicationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Suicidal thoughts and depressive feelings amongst Estonian schoolchildren: effect of family relationship and family structure

Samm

Tooding

Sisask

et al. 2009

Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry

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To cite this version:Algi Abstract Depressive feelings and suicidal ideation in a non-clinical sample of adolescents in Estonia were analysed in the context of family structure, mutual relationships amongst family members and schoolchildren's preferences regarding intimate personal contacts with particular family members. Data from the WHO collaborative study 'Health Behaviour in School-aged Children 2005/ 2006' (HBSC) were used. A representative sample of schoolchildren aged 11, 13 and 15 years completed the semi-structured questionnaire. The analyses included only adolescents living in households with at least one birth parent. The subjects were 4,389 schoolchildren (2,178 boys and 2,211 girls), who were divided into three groups based on: (1) suicidal thoughts, with or without depressive feelings; (2) depressive feelings; and (3) neither suicidal thoughts nor depressive feelings. Multinomial logistic regression was used. The proportion of depressive feelings increased with age for both boys and girls. Girls expressed depressive feelings more frequently than boys from ages 13 and 15 years, and suicidal thoughts from age 15 years. Self-reported satisfaction with relationships in the family reduced the likelihood of depressive feelings and suicidal thoughts. Good communication with the parents reduced the likelihood of suicidal thoughts in all age groups. Adolescents who were satisfied with their family relationships suffered less frequently from depressive feelings and suicidal thoughts. The best environment for an adolescent was a family with both birth parents. Of the adolescents in 'non-intact' families, those with a step-parent in the family showed suicidal thoughts more frequently than those in single-parent families. Associations between family-related variables and suicidal thoughts were significant even after adjusting for family economic deprivation score.

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Section: Family Relationships and Communicationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Suicidal thoughts and depressive feelings amongst Estonian schoolchildren: effect of family relationship and family structure

Samm

Tooding

Sisask

et al. 2009

Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry

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“…Put another way, suicidal youths are more likely to exhibit weak attachments (DiFilippo & Overholser, 2000;Kandel, Raveis, & Davies, 1991;Perkins & Hartless, 2002). In particular, lack of parental attachment has been empirically shown to impact suicidal ideation (Adams et al, 1994) and completion (Brent et al, 1994). Peer attachment is thought to be paramount among youth, given that adolescence is generally a period of transition from parental authority to peer influence.…”

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confidence: 99%

Suicidal Ideation among Canadian Youth: A Multivariate Analysis

Peter

Roberts

Buzdugan

2008

Archives of Suicide Research

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Objective: A multivariate model was developed incorporating various sociodemographic, social-environmental, and social-psychological factors in an attempt to predict suicidal ideation among Canadian youth. The main research objective sought to determine what socially-based factors elevate or reduce suicidal ideation within this population. Methods: Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Children and YouthCycle 5 (2003), a cross-sectional sample of 1,032 was used to empirically identify various social determinants of suicidal ideation among youth between the ages of 12 and 15. Results: Results reveal statistically significant correlations between suicide ideation and some lesser examined socially-based measures. In particular, ability to communicate feelings, negative attachment to parents/guardians, taunting/bullying or abuse, and presence of deviant peers were significant predictors of suicidal ideation. As expected, depression/anxiety, gender, and age were also correlated with thoughts of suicide. Conclusions: Research findings should help foster a better understanding towards the social elements of suicide and provide insight into how suicide prevention strategies may be improved through an increased emphasis on substance use education, direct targeting of dysfunctional families and deviant peer groups, and exploring more avenues of selfexpression for youth.

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“…Some have considered family structure (Garfinkel, Froese, & Hood, 1982); others have examined communication patterns , parent-child relationships , or levels of family cohesion and conflict (Summerville, Kaslow, Abbate, & Cronan, 1994) as indicators of family dysfunction. Among the most researched factors in areas of family dysfunction are negative parent-child relationships and poor family communication patterns, both of which have been associated with suicidal behavior (Adams, Overholser, & Lehnert, 1994;Brent et al, 1994;Fergusson & Lynskey, 1995;Marttunen et al, 1994;Gould et al, 1996). Two large-scale studies with community controls have provided information on parent-child relationships in families of suicide completers Brent et al, 1994).…”

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Adolescent suicide: An ecological approach

Ayyash-Abdo

2002

Psychology in the Schools

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Adolescent suicide, which has been ranked among the top 10 causes of death in the world, is an issue of increasing concern to school psychologists, educators, and parents. Here an ecological approach is proposed to enhance our understanding of how personal, interpersonal, and sociocultural factors contribute to the increased risk for suicide among adolescents. The ecological approach allows exploration of how adolescent suicide is determined by multiple factors related to the adolescent's personal history or ontogenic development (e.g., depression), the influences of those individuals with whom adolescents have immediate contact with, or the microsystems (e.g., family and school), the larger social units, or the exosystems, that indirectly influence adolescents (e.g., media), and the larger culture or macrosystems (e.g., cultural differences in attitudes about suicide). In this article the interaction of several factors within and between the permeable boundaries of each of the layers of the ecological paradigm is also highlighted. Finally, examples of intervention and prevention strategies at each level of the system are set forth.

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Perceived Family Functioning and Adolescent Suicidal Behavior

Cited by 105 publications

References 22 publications

Suicidal thoughts and depressive feelings amongst Estonian schoolchildren: effect of family relationship and family structure

Suicidal thoughts and depressive feelings amongst Estonian schoolchildren: effect of family relationship and family structure

Suicidal Ideation among Canadian Youth: A Multivariate Analysis

Adolescent suicide: An ecological approach

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