ERIC Number: EJ730046
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Dec
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0140-1971
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Suicidal Ideation and Attempts in Adolescents: Associations with Depression and Six Domains of Self-Esteem
Wild, Lauren G.; Flisher, Alan J.; Lombard, Carl
Journal of Adolescence, v27 n6 p611-624 Dec 2004
This study aimed to disentangle the influence of depression and self-esteem on suicidal behaviour in adolescence. Grades 8 and 11 students in Cape Town, South Africa (n=939) completed questionnaires assessing suicidal ideation and behaviour, depression, and self-esteem with respect to family, peers, school, sports/athletics, body image and global self-worth. Data were analysed using a series of multinomial logistic regression models adjusted for gender, grade, race and the sampling strategy. Results indicated that depression and low self-esteem in the family context were independently associated with suicide ideation and attempts. Moreover, low family self-esteem significantly differentiated suicide attempters from ideators. Screening for depression and low self-esteem in the family context is discussed as a possible strategy for helping to identify adolescents at risk for suicide attempts.
Descriptors: Suicide, Adolescents, Depression (Psychology), Self Esteem, Grade 8, Grade 11, Foreign Countries, Family Environment, At Risk Persons, Questionnaires, Interpersonal Relationship, Correlation, Family Influence, Screening Tests
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 11; Grade 8
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Africa (Cape Town)
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