Social cognitive mechanisms between psychological maltreatment and adolescent suicide ideation: Race/ethnicity and gender as moderators.

ABSTRACT: Childhood psychological maltreatment is a well-studied predictor of adolescent suicide ideation, while social support is a protective factor, but little is known about social-cognitive mechanisms that may link psychological maltreatment to suicide ideation. Further, given the impact that culture, race/ethnicity, and gender can have on social relationships and suicide-related risk factors, these mechanisms may differ across demographic groups.

Objective

The current study examined whether psychological maltreatment predicts suicide ideation through self-perception of social competence, and whether this relationship differs depending on race/ethnicity and gender.

Method

We analyzed a racially diverse, longitudinal sample of adolescents at risk for maltreatment (N = 765).

SUBMITTER: Xu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10691810 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature