ERIC Number: EJ744483
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Jun
Pages: 14
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Family Economic Pressure and Adolescent Suicidal Ideation: Application of the Family Stress Model
Yoder, Kevin A.; Hoyt, Dan R.
Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, v35 n3 p251-264 Jun 2005
This study used a sample of 501 families from the Mississippi Delta region to examine the feasibility of the Family Stress Model for understanding adolescent suicidal ideation. The results indicated that family economic pressure was related to parental depressive symptoms, which, in turn, was related to parental hostile behavior and physical abuse. These parental behaviors were related to adolescent self-esteem and depressive symptoms, which, in turn, were related to adolescent suicidal ideation. Therefore, family economic pressure and parental depressive symptoms and behaviors were indirectly related to adolescent suicidal ideation. The results indicate the applicability of the Family Stress Model for understanding adolescent suicidal ideation.
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Suicide, Adolescents, Anxiety, Models, Feasibility Studies, Parent Attitudes, Parent Child Relationship, Self Esteem, Economic Status, Socioeconomic Influences, Family Influence, Family Violence, Antisocial Behavior, Correlation, Test Validity, Psychological Patterns
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Mississippi
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