Peer Deviance, Social Networks, and Suicide Ideation Intensity in a Clinical Sample of Adolescents

Objectives Although research has identified interpersonal difficulties as risk factors for adolescent suicidality, parent and peer relationships are often assessed as discrete risk domains. Methods The current study uses a social network approach to assess individual differences in the degree to whi...

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Published in:Journal of child and family studies 2019-03, Vol.28 (3), p.796-804
Main Authors: Abbott, Caroline H., Zisk, Abigail, Bounoua, Nadia, Diamond, Guy S., Kobak, Roger
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Attachment
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Child and School Psychology
Deviance
Individual differences
Original Paper
Peer relationships
Peers
Psychology
Risk assessment
Risk factors
Self destructive behavior
Social networks
Social Sciences
Sociology
Suicidal ideation
Suicide
Suicides & suicide attempts
Teenagers
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Summary:Objectives Although research has identified interpersonal difficulties as risk factors for adolescent suicidality, parent and peer relationships are often assessed as discrete risk domains. Methods The current study uses a social network approach to assess individual differences in the degree to which a clinical sample of 129 adolescents being treated for suicidal ideation rely on parents or peers for their attachment needs. Results Youth who affiliated with deviant peers were more likely to: (a) report greater intensity (increased frequency and duration and decreased controllability) of their suicide ideation, and (b) identify peers rather than adults as attachment figures. Conclusions Adolescents’ peer relationships are associated with suicide ideation intensity in a clinical sample of suicidal and depressed adolescents.
ISSN:1062-1024
1573-2843
DOI:10.1007/s10826-018-01320-5