M Labuhn1, K LaBore2, T Ahmed3, R Ahmed4. 1. University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA. 2. Doctor of Psychology Program in Counseling Psychology, School of Health and Human Services, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA. 3. Department of Community Health Sciences, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada. 4. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. Electronic address: mrahmed@uic.edu.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The present investigation examined the role of factors involved in suicide ideation and suicide attempt using a nationally representative sample of US high school students. METHODS: Data were collected from students in Grades 9-12 as part of the Youth Behavioral Survey (n = 11,328). Logistic regression models were used to examine factors associated with suicide ideation and suicide attempt. Variables included demographic characteristics (grade, sex, and race), psychosocial factors (physical fighting, sexual violence, sports participation, bullying, and electronic bullying), and substance use (cigarette usage, marijuana usage, and alcohol usage). RESULTS: The factor most associated with suicide ideation was bullying (either electronic or physical), whereas the factor most associated with suicide attempt was sexual violence followed closely by physical bullying. CONCLUSIONS: The multitude of instigators and commonality among gender, ethnicity, and socio-economic status give an indication of how to prevent suicide and who to target information regarding the hazards of suicide.
OBJECTIVES: The present investigation examined the role of factors involved in suicide ideation and suicide attempt using a nationally representative sample of US high school students. METHODS: Data were collected from students in Grades 9-12 as part of the Youth Behavioral Survey (n = 11,328). Logistic regression models were used to examine factors associated with suicide ideation and suicide attempt. Variables included demographic characteristics (grade, sex, and race), psychosocial factors (physical fighting, sexual violence, sports participation, bullying, and electronic bullying), and substance use (cigarette usage, marijuana usage, and alcohol usage). RESULTS: The factor most associated with suicide ideation was bullying (either electronic or physical), whereas the factor most associated with suicide attempt was sexual violence followed closely by physical bullying. CONCLUSIONS: The multitude of instigators and commonality among gender, ethnicity, and socio-economic status give an indication of how to prevent suicide and who to target information regarding the hazards of suicide.
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