ERIC Number: EJ749049
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Apr
Pages: 25
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ISSN: ISSN-0303-8300
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Life Satisfaction and Suicide among High School Adolescents
Valois, Robert F.; Zullig, Keith J.; Huebner, E. Scott; Drane, J. Wanzer
Social Indicators Research, v66 n1-2 p81-105 Apr 2004
Relationships between perceived life satisfaction, poor mental health, suicide ideation and suicide behaviors were examined in a statewide sample of 13 to 18 year old public high school students (n = 4,758) using the self-report CDC Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). Adjusted logistic regression analyses and multivariate models constructed separately (via SUDAAN), revealed that poor mental health (past 30 days), poor mental/physical health (past 30 days) serious suicide consideration (past 12 months), planning for suicide (past 12 months), attempted suicide (past 12 months) and suicide attempt requiring medical care (past 12 months) were significantly related to reduced life satisfaction. Also, differences across gender and race were demonstrated. Measures of life satisfaction as a component of comprehensive assessments of adolescent mental health, suicide ideation and suicide behavior in fieldwork, research, and program-evaluation efforts should be considered.
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Suicide, High School Students, Adolescents, Mental Health, Public Schools, Measurement Techniques, Surveys, Models, Physical Health, Gender Differences, Racial Differences, High Risk Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Youth Risk Behavior Survey
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