Premium
Disaster Related Stresses, Depressive Signs and Symptoms, and Suicidal Ideation Among a Multi‐Racial/Ethnic Sample of Adolescents: A Longitudinal Analysis
Author(s) -
Warheit George J.,
Zimmerman Rick S.,
Khoury Elizabeth L.,
Vega William A.,
Gil Andres G.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1996.tb01424.x
Subject(s) - suicidal ideation , psychology , clinical psychology , ethnic group , suicide prevention , depression (economics) , socioeconomic status , path analysis (statistics) , poison control , injury prevention , psychiatry , demography , medicine , medical emergency , population , statistics , mathematics , sociology , anthropology , economics , macroeconomics
Longitudinal findings are presented on the relationships between disaster related stresses, depression scores, and suicidal ideation among a multi‐racial/ethnic sample of adolescents (N = 4,978) all of whom have been exposed to Hurricane Andrew. Regression analysis showed that being female, hurricane generated stresses, low levels of family support, pre‐hurricane suicidal ideation, and posi‐hurricane depression scores were significant predictors of post‐hurricane suicidal ideation. Path analysis revealed that being female, low socioeconomic status, pre‐ and post‐hurricane depression, high stress scores, low family support, and pre‐hurricane suicidal ideation had significant direct/indirect effects on post‐hurricane suicidal ideation.