Suicide Attempts and Self-Image Among Turkish Adolescents

Body image dissatisfaction as an important contributor to suicidal ideation in Korean adolescents: Gender difference and mediation of parent and peer relationships

“…It is plausible that adolescents with poor parent and peer relationships are less likely than those with good parent and peer relationships to discuss their body concerns, which, in turn, may lead to the development of body dissatisfaction and psychological disorders [13,[20][21]. Çetin [22] has noted that body image dissatisfaction of Turkish adolescents aged 14-20 years is apparently related to poor family relations, especially the mother-daughter relationship, and that this negativity may lead them to contemplate suicide.…”

“…Both having poor parent and peer relationships are related to body image dissatisfaction [13,[20][21][22]. However, these studies are also limited in their identification of the roles of parent and peer relationships as mediators in the relationship between body image dissatisfaction and adolescent suicidal ideation.…”

Improvement in cognitive and psychosocial functioning and self image among adolescent inpatient suicide attempters

“…Suicidal adolescents may have had a low tactile sensitivity and responsiveness and a low emotional investment in the body because of mental pain influenced by internal and external sources such as loss [46], wounding in earlier family life and poor interaction with the parents [47]. …”

Suicidal Ideation among Help-Seeking Adolescents: Association with a Negative Self-Image

“…Adolescents with a depressive disorder often have a negative self-image (Korhonen, Laukkanen, Peiponen et al, 2001), and the Emotional Tone scale in particular has been shown to be an independent factor associated with major depressive disorder (Fine Hally, Mervyn et al, 1993). In a Turkish study, three groups of adolescents (age 14-20 years) were compared using the OSIQ scale: suicide attempters (n ¼ 33), nonsuicidal psychiatric outpatients (n ¼ 50) and normal controls (n ¼ 50) (Cetin, 2001). Suicidal girls in particular had more a negative Familial Self and lower Impulse Control than girls in other groups.…”