Gender Differences in the Suicide-Related Behaviors of Adolescents and Young Adults

Examines sex differences in suicide-related behaviors in older adolescents and young adults. Males reported more risk-taking, more injury-producing, and more negative health-related behaviors than did females. Females reported more depression symptoms than did males. Hopelessness scores differed amo...

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Published in:Sex roles 1998-12, Vol.39 (11), p.839-854
Main Authors: Langhinrichsen-Rohling, Jennifer, Lewinsohn, Peter, Rohde, Paul, Seeley, John, Monson, Candice M, Meyer, Kathryn A, Langford, Richard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Alcohol Abuse
Behavior
Biological and medical sciences
California
California (North)
College Students
Comparison
Depression (Psychology)
Drinking
Early Adolescents
Females
Gender Differences
High School Students
High Schools
Higher Education
Hopelessness
Injuries
Late Adolescents
Males
Medical sciences
Mental Disorders
Mental Health Programs
Midwestern States
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Researchers
Self Injurious Behavior
Sex Differences
Sexes
Social Desirability
Student Behavior
Suicidal behaviour
Suicide
Suicides & suicide attempts
Teenagers
United States (Midwest)
Urban Schools
USA
Whites
Young Adults
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Summary:Examines sex differences in suicide-related behaviors in older adolescents and young adults. Males reported more risk-taking, more injury-producing, and more negative health-related behaviors than did females. Females reported more depression symptoms than did males. Hopelessness scores differed among male and female young adults. (MMU)
ISSN:0360-0025
1573-2762
DOI:10.1023/A:1018824621193