Pathways to suicidal behaviors in childhood.
Path analyses were applied to test a model that includes internalizing and externalizing behavior problems as predictors of suicidal behaviors in children. Parents of an inpatient sample of boys (N=87; M age=9.81 years) rated the frequency of suicidal ideation and completed standardized measures of behavior problems. Blind raters rated the severity of the children's suicidal behaviors. Results revealed a significant direct effect for suicidal ideation on suicide attempt and for depressive symptoms on suicidal ideation. There was also a significant indirect path from impulsivity to suicidal ideation through aggressive and depressive symptoms. Clinical implications are discussed.
Greening
Leilani
L
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Jackson 39216-4505, USA. LGreening@psychiatry.umsmed.edu
Stoppelbein
Laura
L
Fite
Paula
P
Dhossche
Dirk
D
Erath
Stephen
S
Brown
Jacqueline
J
Cramer
Robert
R
Young
Laura
L
D000293:Adolescent; D000374:Aggression; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity; D015984:Causality; D002648:Child; D003863:Depression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires