Identification of Sexually Abused Female Adolescents at Risk for Suicidal Ideations: A Classification and Regression Tree Analysis

• NCJ Number: 245120
• Journal: Journal of Child Sexual Abuse Volume: 22 Issue: 2 Dated: 2013 Pages: 153-172
• Author(s): Marie-Eve Brabant; Martine Hébert; François Chagnon
• Date Published: 2013
• Length: 20 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This study explored the clinical profiles of survivors of sexual abuse and examined the association of abuse-related and personal variables with suicidal ideations.

Abstract

This study explored the clinical profiles of 77 female teenager survivors of sexual abuse and examined the association of abuse-related and personal variables with suicidal ideations. Analyses revealed that 64 percent of participants experienced suicidal ideations. Findings from classification and regression tree analysis indicated that depression, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and hopelessness discriminated profiles of suicidal and nonsuicidal survivors. The elevated prevalence of suicidal ideations among adolescent survivors of sexual abuse underscores the importance of investigating the presence of suicidal ideations in sexual abuse survivors. However, suicidal ideation is not the sole variable that needs to be investigated; depression, hopelessness and posttraumatic stress symptoms are also related to suicidal ideations in survivors and could therefore guide interventions. Abstract published by arrangement with Taylor and Francis.