Peer-adult network structure and suicide attempts in 38 high schools: implications for network-informed suicide prevention.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Strengthening social integration could prevent suicidal behavior. However, minimal research has examined social integration through relationship network structure. To address this important gap, we tested whether structural characteristics of school networks predict school rates of ideation and attempts.

Methods

In 38 US high schools, 10,291 students nominated close friends and trusted adults to construct social networks. We used mixed-effects logistic regression models to test individual student networks and likelihood of suicidal ideation (SI) and suicide attempts (SA); and linear regression models to estimate associations between school network characteristics and school rates of SI, SA, and SA among all with ideation.

Results

Lower peer network integrat

SUBMITTER: Wyman PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6742527 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature