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Reasons for Attempting Suicide among a Community Sample of Adolescents
Author(s) -
Jacobson Colleen,
Batejan Kristen,
Kleinman Marjorie,
Gould Madelyn
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
suicide and life‐threatening behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.544
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1943-278X
pISSN - 0363-0234
DOI - 10.1111/sltb.12047
Subject(s) - psychosocial , interpersonal communication , psychology , sample (material) , suicide prevention , clinical psychology , psychiatry , suicide risk , injury prevention , poison control , social psychology , medicine , medical emergency , chemistry , chromatography
The motives of suicide attempts among a community sample of 99 U.S. high school students were explored. Participants completed an in‐depth computer‐assisted self interview about their most recent attempts as well as additional psychosocial measures. Results indicated that nearly 75% of the adolescents engaged in suicide attempts for reasons other than killing themselves and that depressive symptoms and premeditation prior to the attempt were significantly associated with increased risk for engaging in the attempts with death as a clear motive. Linking motive for an attempt (death, interpersonal communication, emotion regulation) and treatment approach may improve prevention of subsequent attempts and completed suicides.