Gender-role conflict and suicidal behaviour in adolescent girls.
OBJECTIVE
This study examined whether gender-role conflict influenced the suicidal behaviour of adolescent girls.


METHODS
We designed a checklist and used it to perform a chart review.


RESULTS
Gender-role conflict was associated with suicidal behaviour in 26.79% of the adolescent girls, and 2.68% of the adolescent boys, that we studied.


CONCLUSIONS
Gender-role conflict plays an important role in the suicidal behaviour of girls. At present, there is no published research examining the impact of gender-role conflict on suicidal adolescents.
Pinhas
Leora
L
Eating Disorder Program, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario. Harriet_Weaver@camh.net
Weaver
Harriet
H
Bryden
Pier
P
Ghabbour
Nagi
N
Toner
Brenda
B
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003419:Crisis Intervention; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D009864:Ontario / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data