Longitudinal predictors of suicidal ideation: Emerging to early adulthood.

ABSTRACT: Few studies have examined the longitudinal trajectory of suicidal ideation (SI) in community samples, particularly during emerging adulthood. Additionally, there is scant data on predictors of longer-term course of SI across this period. We examined multiple domains of adolescent psychosocial and clinical functioning as predictors of SI trajectory and explored whether biological sex moderates those associations. The data came from the Oregon Adolescent Depression Project. Participants completed self-reports of psychosocial and clinical functioning and interviews assessing psychopathology in mid-late adolescence. SI was assessed using up to seven annual mailer assessments spanning ages 19-31. Multilevel growth models found that SI declined across emerging adulthood. Multiple indices of adol

SUBMITTER: Madhavan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8429198 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature