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Aggression and the Risk for Suicidal Behaviors among Children
Author(s) -
Greening Leilani,
Stoppelbein Laura,
Luebbe Aaron,
Fite Paula J.
Publication year - 2010
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.2010.40.4.337
Subject(s) - aggression , poison control , suicide prevention , injury prevention , human factors and ergonomics , occupational safety and health , psychology , clinical psychology , suicidal behavior , psychiatry , medicine , medical emergency , pathology
Two subtypes of aggression—reactive and proactive—were examined to see how they relate to suicidal behaviors among young children admitted for acute psychiatric inpatient care. The children and their parents completed self‐report questionnaires/interviews. Regression analyses revealed that depressed girls who scored higher on reactive aggression reported more suicidal behaviors; whereas proactive aggression did not relate to suicidal behaviors for either boys or girls.