The Role of Adolescence in Development Paths Toward Suicide: Specificities and Shaping of Adversity Trajectories.

ABSTRACT: Purpose: Adolescence is a key period of transitions in the psychological, cognitive, neurobiological and relational domains, which is associated to high susceptibility to adverse life experiences. However, the way adolescent development alters life paths toward suicide remains unclear. Thereby, we aimed at testing whether and how adolescence interfered with the adversity trajectories of individuals who died by suicide. Methods: In a sample of 303 individuals who died by suicide, longitudinal Burden of Adversity ratings were derived from extensive psychological autopsies and life trajectory narrative interviews conducted with informants. Piecewise Joint Latent Class Models allowed the identification of patterns of adversity trajectories and tested the introduction of breakpoin

SUBMITTER: Notredame CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7661797 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature