Adolescents Exposed to Suicidal Behavior of Others: Prevalence of Self-Harm and Associated Psychological, Lifestyle, and Life Event Factors

Exposure to suicidal behavior of others was examined among 3,881 Irish adolescents in the Child and Adolescent Self‐harm in Europe (CASE) study. One third of the sample had been exposed to suicidal behavior, and exposed adolescents were eight times more likely to also report own self‐harm. Exposed a...

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Published in:Suicide & life-threatening behavior 2013-12, Vol.43 (6), p.634-645
Main Authors: McMahon, Elaine M., Corcoran, Paul, Keeley, Helen, Perry, Ivan J., Arensman, Ella
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Life Change Events
Life Style
Lifestyles
Male
Medical sciences
Mental depression
Prevalence
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Risk Factors
Self Concept
Self destructive behavior
Self-Injurious Behavior - epidemiology
Self-Injurious Behavior - psychology
Suicidal Ideation
Suicide
Suicide, Attempted - psychology
Suicides & suicide attempts
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teenagers
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Summary:Exposure to suicidal behavior of others was examined among 3,881 Irish adolescents in the Child and Adolescent Self‐harm in Europe (CASE) study. One third of the sample had been exposed to suicidal behavior, and exposed adolescents were eight times more likely to also report own self‐harm. Exposed adolescents shared many risk factors with those reporting own self‐harm. Those reporting both exposure and own self‐harm presented the most maladaptive profile on psychological, life event, and lifestyle domains, but neither anxiety nor depression distinguished this group. Exposed adolescents are burdened by a wide range of risk factors and in need of support.
ISSN:0363-0234
1943-278X
DOI:10.1111/sltb.12045