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Pathways to Suicidal Behaviors in Childhood
Author(s) -
Greening Leilani,
Stoppelbein Laura,
Fite Paula,
Dhossche Dirk,
Erath Stephen,
Brown Jacqueline,
Cramer Robert,
Young Laura
Publication year - 2008
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 - 10.1521/suli.2008.38.1.35
Subject(s) - suicidal ideation , impulsivity , suicidal behavior , clinical psychology , psychology , depressive symptoms , psychiatry , suicide prevention , path analysis (statistics) , injury prevention , poison control , medicine , medical emergency , anxiety , statistics , mathematics
Path analyses were applied to test a model that includes internalizing and externalizing behavior problems as predictors of suicidal behaviors in children. Parents of an inpatient sample of boys ( N = 87; M age = 9.81 years) rated the frequency of suicidal ideation and completed standardized measures of behavior problems. Blind raters rated the severity of the children's suicidal behaviors. Results revealed a significant direct effect for suicidal ideation on suicide attempt and for depressive symptoms on suicidal ideation. There was also a significant indirect path from impulsivity to suicidal ideation through aggressive and depressive symptoms. Clinical implications are discussed.