title: Suicidality among high school students in Hong Kong, SAR.
abstract: Suicide is the leading cause of death in Hong Kong SAR for the youth aged 15-24. This study examined the prevalence of suicidality among secondary school students in Hong Kong using a representative, territory-wide sample of 2,586 students. Suicidal behaviors can be conceptualized as a spectrum of self-destructive behaviors. Cumulative logit model analysis indicated that a range of factors, such as unhappy family life, were associated with increasing levels of suicidality. Use of illicit drugs, inhalants, and tobacco differentiated attempters from ideators. The implications of the research findings are discussed.
authors.affiliation: The Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong. sfpyip@hku.hk
authors.forename: Paul S F
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Yip
authors.forename: K Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: Sunita M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006723:Hong Kong / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012574:Schools; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires