A within-person approach to risk for suicidal ideation and suicidal behavior: Examining the roles of depression, stress, and abuse exposure.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study tests a novel, within-person model that reexamines depression and stress as risk factors for suicidal ideation and behavior among adolescent girls with and without sexual/physical abuse histories.

Method

This longitudinal study includes data from 220 adolescent girls between 12 and 16 years of age (M = 14.69 years, SD = 1.37; 61% White). At baseline, adolescents reported the presence or absence of prior abuse as part of a clinical interview. At baseline and every 3 months for 18 months, adolescents completed measures of suicidal ideation and behavior, depressive symptoms, and stress.

Results

Multilevel models examined within-person mean, deviations from within-person mean, depression, and stress and their interactions with abuse as predictors of s

SUBMITTER: Miller AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5477992 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature