| Autor: |
West, Malcolm L, Spreng, Sheila W, Rose, Sarah M, Adam, Kenneth S, West, M L, Spreng, S W, Rose, S M, Adam, K S |
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Canadian Journal of Psychiatry; Aug1999, Vol. 44 Issue 6, p578-582, 5p, 1 Diagram, 4 Charts |
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Objective: This study was designed to test the hypothesis that adolescents who perceive their attachment figures as unavailable (low felt security) would be overrepresented in the case group of adolescents with a history of suicidal behaviours.Method: One hundred and eighty-seven adolescents in psychiatric treatment participated in this retrospective case-comparison study of attachment-felt security and history of suicidal behaviours. All participants completed the following measures: Adolescent Attachment Questionnaire, Perceived Social Support From Friends Scale, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Beck Hopelessness Scale, the depression syndrome scale of the Youth Self Report, and Adam's Suicidal Ideation and Behavior protocol.Results: The comparison group comprised 101 adolescents who had never experienced suicidal ideation or behaviour; the case group included 86 adolescents with a history of suicidal behaviour. We found that perceived unavailability and high levels of depressive symptomatology were predictive of suicidal behaviours. We also found a strong association between being older and having high levels of angry distress in adolescents with a history of suicidal behaviours.Conclusion: The advantage of including an assessment of parent-adolescent attachment with clinical adolescents is noted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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