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ERIC Number: EJ688945
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2003-Dec-1
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-0363-0234
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Toward an Empirical Taxonomy of Suicide Ideation: A Cluster Analysis of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey
Flannery, William Peter; Sneed, Carl D.; Marsh, Penny
Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, v33 n4 p365-372 Dec 2003
In this study we examined adolescent risk behaviors, giving special attention to suicide ideation. Cluster analysis was used to classify adolescents ( N = 2,730) on the Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Six clusters of adolescent risk behavior were identified. Although each risk cluster was distinct, some clusters shared overlapping risk behaviors. Suicide ideation was central to two clusters: the Silent Suicide cluster and the Multiple Risk cluster. The findings demonstrate that suicide ideation is both a unique risk behavior for some adolescents and part of a generalized risk syndrome for other adolescents. A multiple subgroup framework is recommended for understanding adolescent risk behaviors.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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