Suicidal Behaviors in Early Adolescence: The Interaction Between School Connectedness and Mental Health.

Autor: Eugene DR; School of Social Work, University of Texas at Arlington, 211 S. Cooper St., Box 19129, Arlington, TX 76019, USA., Blalock C; School of Social Work, University of Texas at Arlington, 211 S. Cooper St., Box 19129, Arlington, TX 76019, USA., Nmah J; School of Social Sciences and Education, California State University, 9001 Stockdale Hwy, Mail Stop: 22 EDUC, Bakersfield, CA 93311, USA., Baiden P; School of Social Work, University of Texas at Arlington, 211 S. Cooper St., Box 19129, Arlington, TX 76019, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: School mental health [School Ment Health] 2023 Jun; Vol. 15 (2), pp. 444-455. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Nov 23.
DOI: 10.1007/s12310-022-09559-6
Abstrakt: Previous research has identified mental health symptoms such as depression and aggression as contributing factors associated with suicidal ideation and attempts in adolescence. However, much of this work has focused on older adolescents (ages > 14) resulting in a dearth of knowledge about early adolescents under 12 years. Moreover, much less is known about school connectedness as a protective factor in the relationship between mental health symptoms and suicidal behaviors. This study examined the interaction effect between school connectedness and mental health symptoms on suicidal behaviors among early adolescents aged 9-12 years. Data were drawn from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study and yielded an analytic sample ( n = 2826) that was majority male (52%), Black (53%), and with an average age of 9.3 years. Data were analyzed using multivariate logistic regression. Among participants, 2% experienced suicidal ideation, and 2% experienced suicide attempts. Black adolescents were more than five times more likely to experience a suicide attempt compared to their White peers ( AOR = 5.37; 95% CI = 1.71-16.95; p = .004). There was a significant interaction effect between withdrawn depressed symptoms and school connectedness ( AOR = .95; 95% CI = .91-98; p = .006), and between aggressive behavior and school connectedness ( AOR = 1.02; 95% CI = 1.01-1.03; p = .001) on suicide attempts. School connectedness did not moderate the relationship between mental health symptoms and suicidal ideation. The findings have important practical implications, which are discussed.
Competing Interests: Conflict of interest The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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