| Literature DB >> 35620051 |
Rashelle J Musci1, Elizabeth D Ballard2,3, Emma K Stapp1,4, Leslie Adams1, Holly C Wilcox1,3, Nicholas Ialongo1.
Abstract
Suicide is a leading cause of death in young adulthood. Identifying early prevention targets to reduce later suicide is a public health priority. Impulsivity and aggression in early childhood may represent actionable early prevention candidate endophenotypes for later suicidal behavior. Our objective is to to understand the association of aggression and impulsivity trajectories with mental health outcomes to inform future prevention efforts. Participants were part of a longitudinal cohort of a preventative intervention trial (n = 597) and predominantly Black. They were assessed for aggressive and impulsive behaviors yearly in 1st-3rd and 6th-12th grades, and provided mental health data via self-report beginning in 6th grade. Longitudinal latent profiles of aggressive and impulsive behaviors were derived for males and females and used to determine whether profiles was associated with lifetime suicide attempt and meeting diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder. Two impulsivity and aggression classes were found for males, characterized by low behaviors or moderate to high behaviors across development. Three classes were found for females, one of which was characterized by an undulating pattern of behaviors. For females, the class of severe behaviors was associated with significant risk of suicide attempt (Wald = 6.01, p = 0.05). No relationship was found for males or for MDD diagnosis. An endophenotype model of impulsivity and aggression in predicting later suicide attempt was supported in females, but not males. Results underscore the importance of evaluating sex differences in suicide research and the potential identification of females at risk for later suicidal behavior in school settings.Entities:
Year: 2022 PMID: 35620051 PMCID: PMC9126944 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101829
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Prev Med Rep ISSN: 2211-3355
| Aggression 1st | 1.68 (0.87) | 1.85 (0.98) | 1.49 (0.69) |
| Aggression 2nd | 1.85 (0.99) | 2.07 (1.11) | 1.61 (0.77) |
| Aggression 3rd | 1.90 (0.94) | 2.13 (1.03) | 1.66 (0.76) |
| Aggression 6th | 1.83 (0.81) | 2.02 (0.90) | 1.61 (0.62) |
| Aggression 7th | 1.73 (0.70) | 1.90 (0.77) | 1.52 (0.54) |
| Aggression 8th | 1.74 (0.69) | 1.94 (0.75) | 1.50 (0.50) |
| Aggression 9th | 1.67 (0.72) | 1.81 (0.78) | 1.50 (0.58) |
| Aggression 10th | 1.57 (0.59) | 1.68 (0.65) | 1.43 (0.47) |
| Aggression 11th | 1.49 (0.53) | 1.63 (0.62) | 1.34 (0.38) |
| Aggression 12th | 1,44 (0.49) | 1.55 (0.57) | 1.32 (0.35) |
| Impulsivity 1st | 2.21 (1.18) | 2.37 (1.23) | 2.03 (1.09) |
| Impulsivity 2nd | 2.32 (1.27) | 2.62 (1.36) | 1.98 (1.07) |
| Impulsivity 3rd | 2.35 (1.21) | 2.57 (1.29) | 2.12 (1.08) |
| Impulsivity 6th | 2.38 (1.08) | 2.63 (1.10) | 2.07 (0.97) |
| Impulsivity 7th | 2.22 (1.03) | 2.47 (1.08) | 1.92 (0.87) |
| Impulsivity 8th | 2.28 (1.03) | 2.59 (1.05) | 1.92 (0.88) |
| Impulsivity 9th | 2.17 (1.00) | 2.34 (1.05) | 1.96 (0.89) |
| Impulsivity 10th | 2.02 (0.97) | 2.14 (1.05) | 1.88 (0.85) |
| Impulsivity 11th | 1.86 (0.83) | 2.01 (0.90) | 1.70 (0.72) |
| Impulsivity 12th | 1.76 (0.81) | 1.90 (0.90) | 1.62 (0.67) |
| Race (Black) | 85.6% (4 8 3) | 84.8% (2 5 7) | 86.6% (2 2 6) |
| Free/reduced lunch | 67.7% (3 8 2) | 69.0% (2 0 9) | 66.3% (1 7 3) |
| Early Family Adversity | 1.60 (1.40) | 1.48 (1.34) | 1.74 (1.43) |
| Intervention Status | 67.9% (3 8 3) | 678.0% (2 0 9) | 66.7% (1 7 4) |
| Lifetime suicide attempt, 6th grade through age 25 years | 19.9% (1 1 2) | 16.5% (50) | 24.1% (62) |
| Major Depressive Disorder diagnosis | 7.4% (42) | 5.9% (18) | 9.2% (24) |
Note: SD, Standard Deviation; N = 564.
Numbers 1st through 12th refer to academic years in the US school system following kingergarten.
Mode Fit Statistics for Full Sample Estimating 1 through 5 Aggression and Impulsivity profiles.
| MALES | Number of Classes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fit measure | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Loglikelihood | −7828.19 | −7068.84 | −6891.58 | −6749.94 | −6645.29 |
| # parameters | 40 | 61 | 82 | 103 | 124 |
| BIC | 15897.52 | 14505.40 | 14277.47 | 14120.80 | 14038.08 |
| Entropy | na | 0.88 | 0.83 | 0.85 | 0.87 |
| LMR | na | 1506.81 | 351.74 | 281.05 | 207.66 |
| LMR | na | <0.001 | 0.41 | 0.24 | 0.53 |
| Smallest class | na | 39% (1 6 1) | 18% (75) | 14% (57) | 7% (30) |
Fig. 1Two trajectories of aggressive and impulsive behavior found in males. Black colored lines represent the aggressive trajectories in each class while grey colored lines represent the impulsive trajectories in each class.
Distal Outcomes across Latent Classes of Aggression and Impulsivity in Adjusted Analyses: Overall Model Statistics and Pairwise Comparisons.
| Low problem behaviors | 0.139 | – | 0.051 | – |
| Higher problem behaviors | 0.215 | – | 0.076 | – |
| Low problem behaviors | 0.189 | – | 0.590 | – |
| Moderate problem behaviors | 0.285 | 0.116 | ||
| Undulating problem behaviors | 0.485 | 0.258 | ||
Notes: MDD, Major Depressive Disorder in young adulthood (between ages 19 and 25 years); SA, suicide attempt between 6th grade through age 25 years. aLow problem behaviors class serving as the reference class.
Fig. 2Three trajectories of aggressive and impulsive behavior found in females. Black colored lines represent the aggressive trajectories in each class while grey colored lines represent the impulsive trajectories in each class.