| Literature DB >> 18355107 |
Leilani Greening1, Laura Stoppelbein, Paula Fite, Dirk Dhossche, Stephen Erath, Jacqueline Brown, Robert Cramer, Laura Young.
Abstract
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.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18355107 DOI: 10.1521/suli.2008.38.1.35
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Suicide Life Threat Behav ISSN: 0363-0234