ERIC Number: EJ809488
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Aug
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Prevalence of Suicidal Ideation among Boys and Men Assessed Annually from Ages 9 to 29 Years
Kerr, David C. R.; Owen, Lee D.; Pears, Katherine C.; Capaldi, Deborah M.
Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, v38 n4 p390-402 Aug 2008
In a sample of 206 boys (90% Caucasian), self-reported suicidal ideation (SI; ages 12 to 29) and parent-reported youth suicidal talk (ages 9 to 20) were assessed annually by questionnaire. One-week point prevalence of self-reported SI ranged from 2.6% to 16.3%. New cases emerged across adolescence; by age 29, 57.3% self-reported SI at least once. SI was associated with clinically significant elevations on concurrent depressive symptoms. Nearly one quarter (24.8%) of parents reported suicidal talk by their son by age 20. Parent- and self-reports showed low correspondence. SI was more common than retrospective studies suggest. Parent-reports and one-time self-reports are likely to miss large numbers of adolescent boys who may be at risk.
Descriptors: Incidence, Suicide, Parents, Depression (Psychology), Males, Children, Adolescents, Young Adults, Whites, Questionnaires, Age Differences, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Parent Attitudes, Parent Child Relationship, At Risk Persons
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