title: The associations between suicidal ideation and attempt and anxiety symptoms and the demographic, psychological, and social moderators in Taiwanese adolescents.
abstract: The objectives of this study were to examine the associations between suicidal ideation and attempt and anxiety symptoms and the moderators in 5,027 Taiwanese adolescents. The associations between suicidal ideation and attempt and anxiety symptoms on the Taiwanese version of the Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children (MASC-T) were examined using logistic regression analysis. The moderating effects of demographic (gender and age), psychological (problematic alcohol use, severe depressive symptoms, and low self-esteem), and social factors (bullying victimization, and low family function) on the associations were examined. Adolescents who had anxiety symptoms were more likely to have suicidal ideation and attempt than those who did not have anxiety symptoms. Bullying victimization had a moderating effect on the association between suicidal ideation and anxiety symptoms. Assessment of suicidal ideation and attempt should be routine practice among adolescents who present with anxiety symptoms.
authors.forename: Cheng-Fang
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Yen
authors.forename: Chien-Yu
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Chih-Hung
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: Tai-Ling
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Tze-Chun
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Yu-Yu
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Pinchen
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology*; D058445:Bullying / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology*; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012649:Self Concept; D012737:Sex Factors; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology*; D013624:Taiwan