Suicide ideation and its relationship to depressed mood in a community sample of adolescents in Hong Kong.
A sample of 996 Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong provided information about their suicide ideation. Their depressive symptoms were measured by the Chinese Beck Depression Inventory (C-BDI), and a broad range of stressors were also assessed as potential predictors to level of suicide ideation. The stressors and C-BDI scores predicted 33% of the variance in suicide ideation. In boys, most of the prediction was attributable to C-BDI scores, suggesting that depression mediated the effects of stressors. In girls, C-BDI scores, perceptions of low parental caring, and high conflict with parents had additive effects in predicting level of suicide ideation. This study contributes needed information about a non-Western population and highlights gender differences.
Stewart
S M
SM
Department of Community Medicine, University of Hong Kong, China. smstewar@hku.hk
Lam
T H
TH
Betson
C
C
Chung
S F
SF
D000293:Adolescent; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006723:Hong Kong / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology; D013405:Suicide / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data