NCJ Number
84272
Journal
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology Volume: 50 Issue: 4 Dated: (1982) Pages: 491-498
Date Published
1982
Length
8 pages
Annotation
Thirty delinquent adolescents (aged 13, 14, and 15 years) who had attempted suicide were contrasted with 120 delinquent controls.
Abstract
Multiple regression analyses showed that suicidal ideation, depression, gender, a tendency to act out, conflict with parents, childhood hyperactivity, and the interactions of gender with depression and with acting out accounted for 49% of the variance in suicide attempts. Female subjects were found to attempt suicide 2 1/2 times as often as male subjects. Females were also more likely to attempt suicide when depressed than were similarly depressed males. Male and female delinquents who engaged in a high level of acting out were equally likely to attempt suicide, but females who did not act out were more likely to attempt suicide than males who did not act out. Similarities between these adolescent attempters and adult suicide attempters described in the literature are noted. (Publisher abstract)