Domains of Chronic Stress and Suicidal Behaviors Among Inpatient Adolescents
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Little is known about the role of chronic stress in youth suicidal behaviors. This study examined the relations between specific domains of chronic stress and suicidal behaviors among 131 inpatient youth (M age = 15.02 years) who completed measures of stress, suicidal ideation, suicide attempt, and suicide intent. After controlling for demographics, diagnostic status, past history of attempt, and life event stress, the predictors of suicidal ideation were chronic stress in family relationships, close friendship, and physical health. Chronic close friendship stress also predicted suicide intent among attempters after controlling for covariates. No domain robustly predicted the presence of an attempt or moderated the relation between life event stress and suicidal behaviors. These findings highlight the role of certain domains of chronic stress in suicidal ideation and suicide intent.
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Pettit and colleagues found that greater chronic stress exposure predicted suicide ideation but not attempts among adolescent inpatients.
“Similarly, Pettit and colleagues (Pettit et al. 2011) focused on chronic difficulties and found that greater chronic stress exposure predicted suicide ideation but not attempts among adolescent inpatients.”
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- Authors
- Pettit, J. W., Green, K. L., Grover, K. E., Schatte, D. J., & Morgan, S. T.
- Affiliations
- Florida International University (US)
- University of Houston (US)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
- Prairie View A&M University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Pettit, Jeremy W.
- Venue
- Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2011-04-29
- Volume
- 40
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 494-499
- ISSN
- 1537-4416 (ISSN-L)
- 1537-4424
- OpenAlex
- W2065649300
- Cited by
- 31
- References
- 23
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 3 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 1.72
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Keywords
- chronic stress, suicidal behavior, adolescents, suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, suicidal intent, family relationships, close friendships, physical health, life events
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Mental Disorders, Female, Humans, Inpatients, Interview, Psychological, Male, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Psychological Tests, Stress, Psychological, Suicide, Attempted, Suicidal Ideation
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