title: The relationship between suicidal thinking and dating violence in a sample of adolescent abortion patients.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The relationship between suicidal thinking and adolescent dating violence has not been previously explored in a sample of adolescent abortion patients.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This paper highlights a study where the relationship between dating violence and severity of suicidal thinking was examined in a sample of 120 young women ages 14-21 seeking to terminate an unintended pregnancy.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Multidimensional Adolescent Assessment Scale and the Conflict in Adolescent Relationships Scale was used to gather information about psychosocial problems and dating violence so that the relationship between the two problems could be examined, while controlling for the other psychosocial problems.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results suggest that dating violence was related to severity of suicidal thinking, and that the magnitude of this relationship was moderated by the severity of problems with aggression.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Specifically, as the severity of participant's general problems with aggression increased, the magnitude of the relationship between dating violence and severity of suicidal thinking increased. Limitations of the study and implications for practice are discussed.
authors.affiliation: University of Kentucky, College of Social Work, Lexington, KY 40506, USA. gretchen.ely@uky.edu
authors.forename: Gretchen E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Ely
authors.forename: William R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Nugent
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cerel
authors.forename: Mholi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vimbba
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000523:psychology*; D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011902:Rape / Q000523:psychology*; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult