Recent Victimization Exposure and Suicidal Ideation in Adolescents

Turner, Heather A.; Finkelhor, David; Shattuck, Anne M.; Hamby, Sherry

doi:10.1001/archpediatrics.2012.1549

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“…A different study that examined the relationship between victimization exposure and suicidal ideation among adolescents using longitudinal data found that polyvictimization was the most powerful predictor of suicidal ideation. This reflects significant adversity within the lives of those affected by different forms of victimization (Turner et al, 2012).…”

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“…Indeed, polyvictimization (exposure to multiple forms of victimization) has been associated with more pronounced adverse mental health outcomes including suicidal behaviors among adolescents (Finkelhor et al, 2007;Turner, Finkelhor, & Ormrod, 2006;Chan, 2013). Polyvictimization in adolescents could include exposure to bullying, sexual abuse, domestic violence, and community violence (Turner, Finkelhor, Shattuck, & Hamby, 2012).…”

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Gender moderates the association between polyvictimization and suicidal ideation among adolescents in the United Arab Emirates

Itani

Fischer

Kraemer

2017

International Journal of Adolescence and Youth

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The evidence about the impact of polyvictimization on suicidal ideation among adolescents in the Eastern Mediterranean region is limited. The purpose of this study was to explore the association between polyvictimization and suicidal ideation while considering the potential moderating effect of gender on that association among Emirati adolescents. Secondary data (N = 2520) from the Global School-based Student Health Survey were analyzed. Gender was found to be a significant effect modifier of the association between polyvictimization and suicidal ideation. Based on gender-specific multivariable logistic regression models, victimized females had higher odds of reporting suicidal ideation than their male counterparts after adjusting for known confounders such as risk behavior and factors related to mental health, peer relations, and lack of parental understanding. The results of this study could guide public health officials in recognizing the magnitude of victimization on the mental health of adolescents especially in females.

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Gender moderates the association between polyvictimization and suicidal ideation among adolescents in the United Arab Emirates

Itani

Fischer

Kraemer

2017

International Journal of Adolescence and Youth

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“…59 These experiences affect childhood health and well-being beyond any physical injuries incurred, leading to mental, physical, and behavioral problems. 28,60,61 Although not unexpected, given the negative impact of poverty on childhood physical health and emotional wellbeing, [62][63][64][65] the fact that economic hardship was so commonly cited as a stressor was significant nonetheless. These stressors involved witnessing parent financial struggles; and the lack of resources (ie, hunger, homelessness, and poor-quality clothing) caused by family financial struggles.…”

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Adverse Childhood Experiences of Low-Income Urban Youth

Wade¹,

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Current assessments of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) may not adequately encompass the breadth of adversity to which low-income urban children are exposed. The purpose of this study was to identify and characterize the range of adverse childhood experiences faced by young adults who grew up in a low-income urban area. METHODS: Focus groups were conducted with young adults who grew up in low-income Philadelphia neighborhoods. Using the nominal group technique, participants generated a list of adverse childhood experiences and then identified the 5 most stressful experiences on the group list. The most stressful experiences identified by participants were grouped into a ranked list of domains and subdomains. RESULTS: Participants identified a range of experiences, grouped into 10 domains: family relationships, community stressors, personal victimization, economic hardship, peer relationships, discrimination, school, health, child welfare/juvenile justice, and media/technology. Included in these domains were many but not all of the experiences from the initial ACEs studies; parental divorce/separation and mental illness were absent. Additional experiences not included in the initial ACEs but endorsed by our participants included single-parent homes; exposure to violence, adult themes, and criminal behavior; personal victimization; bullying; economic hardship; and discrimination. CONCLUSIONS: Gathering youth perspectives on childhood adversity broadens our understanding of the experience of stress and trauma in childhood. Future work is needed to determine the significance of this broader set of adverse experiences in predisposing children to poor health outcomes as adults.

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“…Such experiences may drive children and adolescents to hopelessness, or in other words, to a negative cognitive system of beliefs and expectations about the future. Hopelessness, by its turn, has already been associated with suicidal ideation, as well as connected with children maltreatment 39 .…”

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Exposure to physical and sexual violence and suicidal ideation among schoolchildren

Schäfer

Teixeira

Fontoura

et al. 2017

J. bras. psiquiatr.

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Objective: The purpose of this study was to estimate the association between exposure to physical and sexual violence, and suicidal ideation in Brazilian Schoolchildren, accounting for confounding variables of religious practice, and problems with alcohol and other drugs. Methods: This study consists of a cross-sectional analytical approach of a larger school-based study conducted in 2012 in two medium-sized municipalities in south of Brazil. Participants were 3,547 students aging 12 to 17 years old who answered an assembled questionnaire. Descriptive and Logistic Regression analyses were conducted with suicide ideation outcome testing prediction models stratified by sex. Results: Suicide ideation prevalence in the sample was of 21.7%, and regression analysis indicated that girls and boys exposed to physical or sexual violence had 3.42 and 3.14 times more probability of referring suicidal ideation in the past 30 days. Adjusted analyses showed little interference of religious practice, while problems with alcohol and other drugs seemed to also explain suicidal ideation in the sample. Conclusion: We highlight the importance of future longitudinal studies to investigate the mechanisms through which exposure to physical or sexual abuse influence suicidal ideation among boys and girls, as well as mediation studies that could enlighten the role of drug and alcohol use in this relationship. RESUMOObjetivo: O objetivo deste estudo foi estimar a associação entre exposição à violência física e sexual e ideação suicida em escolares brasileiros, controlando para variáveis relacionadas a prática religiosa e problemas com álcool e outras drogas. Métodos: Este estudo consiste de um recorte transversal de um estudo maior realizado em 2012 em dois municípios de médio porte no sul do Brasil. No total, 3.547 alunos de 12 a 17 anos responderam a um questionário desenvolvido para o estudo em questão. Análises descritivas e de regressão logística foram conduzidas testando modelos preditores de ideação suicida estratrificados por sexo. Resultados: A prevalência de ideação suicida na amostra foi de 21,7% e a análise de regressão indicou que meninas e meninos expostos à violência física ou sexual tinham 3,42 e 3,14 vezes mais probabilidade de referir ideação suicida nos últimos 30 dias. As análises ajustadas mostraram pouca interferência da prática religiosa, enquanto problemas com álcool e outras Violence exposure and suicidal ideation drogas também parecem explicar ideação suicida na amostra. Conclusão: Destacamos a importância de futuros estudos longitudinais para investigar os mecanismos por meio dos quais a exposição ao abuso físico ou sexual influencia a ideação suicida em meninos e meninas, bem como estudos de mediação que possam esclarecer o papel do uso de drogas e álcool nessa relação. Palavras-chaveIdeação suicida, comportamento adolescente, abuso infantil.

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Recent Victimization Exposure and Suicidal Ideation in Adolescents

Cited by 102 publications

References 47 publications

Gender moderates the association between polyvictimization and suicidal ideation among adolescents in the United Arab Emirates

Gender moderates the association between polyvictimization and suicidal ideation among adolescents in the United Arab Emirates

Adverse Childhood Experiences of Low-Income Urban Youth

Exposure to physical and sexual violence and suicidal ideation among schoolchildren

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