Associations between sexual assault and suicidal thoughts and behavior: A meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The goal of the present study was to conduct a quantitative review to determine the degree to which specific forms of suicidality (i.e., lifetime and past-year suicidal ideation and attempts) are associated with sexual assault (SA). It also examined whether the strength of the association between SA and suicidality was moderated by sample characteristics or the type of suicidality assessed.

Method

A subset of studies (25 samples and 36 effects, reflecting N = 88,376 participants) from a prior meta-analysis assessing associations between SA and psychopathology was examined. Included studies provided the prevalence of suicidality in subsamples that had and had not been exposed to SA and/or an odds ratio comparing the prevalence in these groups. Random effects metareg

SUBMITTER: Dworkin ER 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7508844 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature