Adolescent Expectations of Early Death Predict Adult Risk Behaviors

Autor: Andrés Villaveces, Quynh C. Nguyen, Carolyn Tucker Halpern, Stephen W. Marshall, Charles Poole, Jon M. Hussey
Rok vydání: 2012
Předmět:
Male
Health Screening
Longitudinal study
Non-Clinical Medicine
Epidemiology
lcsh:Medicine
Poison control
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Pediatrics
Suicide prevention
Child Development
0302 clinical medicine
Sociology
Psychology
Medicine
Young adult
lcsh:Science
Pediatric Epidemiology
Suicidal ideation
Applied Psychology
Psychiatry
Social Research
Multidisciplinary
05 social sciences
Substance Abuse
Child Health
Socioeconomic Aspects of Health
3. Good health
Death
Suicide
Mental Health
Female
Public Health
medicine.symptom
Alcohol
Behavioral and Social Aspects of Health
Research Article
050104 developmental & child psychology
Clinical psychology
Adolescent health
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Substance-Related Disorders
Psychological Stress
Interviews as Topic
03 medical and health sciences
Risk-Taking
030225 pediatrics
Injury prevention
Humans
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
Social Behavior
Primary Care
Lifecourse Epidemiology
Retrospective Studies
Suicide attempt
business.industry
lcsh:R
Social Epidemiology
Survey Methods
Adolescent Behavior
Developmental Psychology
lcsh:Q
Preventive Medicine
business
Follow-Up Studies
Zdroj: PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, Vol 7, Iss 8, p e41905 (2012)
ISSN: 1932-6203
Popis: Only a handful of public health studies have investigated expectations of early death among adolescents. Associations have been found between these expectations and risk behaviors in adolescence. However, these beliefs may not only predict worse adolescent outcomes, but worse trajectories in health with ties to negative outcomes that endure into young adulthood. The objectives of this study were to investigate perceived chances of living to age 35 (Perceived Survival Expectations, PSE) as a predictor of suicidal ideation, suicide attempt and substance use in young adulthood. We examined the predictive capacity of PSE on future suicidal ideation/attempt after accounting for sociodemographics, depressive symptoms, and history of suicide among family and friends to more fully assess its unique contribution to suicide risk. We investigated the influence of PSE on legal and illegal substance use and varying levels of substance use. We utilized the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) initiated in 1994-95 among 20,745 adolescents in grades 7-12 with follow-up interviews in 1996 (Wave II), 2001-02 (Wave III) and 2008 (Wave IV; ages 24-32). Compared to those who were almost certain of living to age 35, perceiving a 50-50 or less chance of living to age 35 at Waves I or III predicted suicide attempt and ideation as well as regular substance use (i.e., exceeding daily limits for moderate drinking; smoking ≥ a pack/day; and using illicit substances other than marijuana at least weekly) at Wave IV. Associations between PSE and detrimental adult outcomes were particularly strong for those reporting persistently low PSE at both Waves I and III. Low PSE at Wave I or Wave III was also related to a doubling and tripling, respectively, of death rates in young adulthood. Long-term and wide-ranging ties between PSE and detrimental outcomes suggest these expectations may contribute to identifying at-risk youth.
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