title: School performance and the risk of suicidal thoughts in young adults: population-based study.
abstract: Although low school performance is related to attempted and completed suicide, its relationship with suicidal thoughts has been less clear. We conducted a population-based study including 10081 individuals aged 18-29 years in Stockholm, Sweden, and found a clear positive gradient in the risk of lifetime suicidal thoughts with decreasing levels of compulsory school leaving grades. This relationship was somewhat attenuated but remained significant in multivariate models accounting for family background, severe adult psychopathology and adult socioeconomic conditions. School failure is associated with an increased risk of experiencing suicidal thoughts and may also increase the tendency of acting upon them.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Stockholm County Council & Public Health Epidemiology, Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Kyriaki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kosidou
authors.affiliation: Centre for Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Stockholm County Council & Public Health Epidemiology, Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dalman
authors.affiliation: Centre for Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Stockholm County Council & Public Health Epidemiology, Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Peeter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fredlund
authors.affiliation: Centre for Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Stockholm County Council & Public Health Epidemiology, Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Cecilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Magnusson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012307:Risk Factors; D012574:Schools; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D013406:Suicide, Attempted; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult