title: Suicidal Behavior Outcomes of Childhood Sexual Abuse: Longitudinal Study of Adjudicated Girls.
abstract: Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) histories are prevalent among adolescent girls in the juvenile justice system (JJS) and may contribute to their high rates of suicidal behavior. Among 166 JJS girls who participated in an intervention trial, baseline CSA and covariates were examined as predictors of suicide attempt and nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) reported at long-term follow-up (7-12 years later). Early forced CSA was related to lifetime suicide attempt and NSSI history and (marginally) to postbaseline attempt; effects were not mediated by anxiety or depressive symptoms. Findings suggest that earlier victimization and younger entry into JJS are linked with suicide attempt and NSSI.
authors.affiliation: University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA.
authors.forename: Sara M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Rabinovitch
authors.affiliation: Oregon Social Learning Center, Eugene, OR, USA.|Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA.
authors.forename: David C R
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Kerr
authors.affiliation: University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA.|Oregon Social Learning Center, Eugene, OR, USA.
authors.forename: Leslie D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Leve
authors.affiliation: Oregon Social Learning Center, Eugene, OR, USA.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chamberlain
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000068216:Child Protective Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology