PROBLEM: If and how family support and self-esteem might interact to protect against adolescent suicide risk is not well understood. METHODS: Hierarchical multiple regression was used to examine the moderating effect of family support on the relationship between self-esteem and suicide risk behaviors among potential high school dropouts (N = 849), using questionnaires and in-depth assessment interviews. FINDINGS: Family support moderated the impact of self-esteem on suicide risk; the ameliorating effect of self-esteem was stronger among adolescents with low versus high family support. CONCLUSIONS: Self-esteem influences adolescent suicide risk behaviors for youth with low as well as high family support. Interventions designed to strengthen both self-esteem and support resources are appropriate.
PROBLEM: If and how family support and self-esteem might interact to protect against adolescent suicide risk is not well understood. METHODS: Hierarchical multiple regression was used to examine the moderating effect of family support on the relationship between self-esteem and suicide risk behaviors among potential high school dropouts (N = 849), using questionnaires and in-depth assessment interviews. FINDINGS: Family support moderated the impact of self-esteem on suicide risk; the ameliorating effect of self-esteem was stronger among adolescents with low versus high family support. CONCLUSIONS: Self-esteem influences adolescent suicide risk behaviors for youth with low as well as high family support. Interventions designed to strengthen both self-esteem and support resources are appropriate.
Authors: Adam B Miller; Leah M Adams; Christianne Esposito-Smythers; Richard Thompson; Laura J Proctor Journal: Psychiatry Res Date: 2014-12-30 Impact factor: 3.222
Authors: Benjamin Dickter; Eduardo L Bunge; Lisa M Brown; Yan Leykin; Erin E Soares; Benjamin Van Voorhees; Monika Marko-Holguin; Tracy R G Gladstone Journal: Mhealth Date: 2019-05-07