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Adverse childhood experiences, gender, and suicidality among Florida high school students: Examining intervening mechanisms.
Jones, Melissa S; Kevorkian, Salpi S; Lehmann, Peter S; Chouhy, Cecilia; Meldrum, Ryan C.
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  • Jones MS; Department of Sociology, Brigham Young University, United States of America.
  • Kevorkian SS; Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Florida International University, United States of America.
  • Lehmann PS; Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Sam Houston State University, United States of America.
  • Chouhy C; College of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Florida State Univeristy, United States of America.
  • Meldrum RC; Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Florida Atlantic University, United States of America.
Child Abuse Negl ; 153: 106834, 2024 Jul.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38704885
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) represent a key risk factor for suicidal thoughts and behaviors among adolescents. However, the intervening mechanisms linking ACEs and suicidality, and whether such processes vary by gender, remain underexplored.

OBJECTIVE:

The present study examines whether the relationships between ACEs and the likelihood of experiencing suicidal thoughts and attempting suicide are indirect through depressive symptoms and low self-control. This study also investigates whether these direct and indirect paths might be moderated by gender. PARTICIPANTS AND

SETTING:

The analyses make use of data on a statewide representative sample of students enrolled in public high schools in Florida (N = 23,078) from the 2022 Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey (FYSAS).

METHODS:

Generalized structural equation modeling (GSEM) was used to estimate the direct and indirect effects of ACEs on the likelihood of suicidal thoughts and attempting suicide. The indirect effects were assessed using bootstrapping, and between-gender differences in the coefficients were tested.

RESULTS:

ACEs has direct associations with depressive symptoms, low self-control, and both suicidality outcomes. The effects of ACEs on suicidal thoughts are indirect through both depressive symptoms and low self-control, and the effects of ACEs on suicide attempts are indirect through depressive symptoms. Limited gender differences in these pathways emerge.

CONCLUSIONS:

For male and female youth, ACEs are associated with heightened depression symptoms and reduced self-control, and both of these factors partially explain the previously established relationship between ACEs and suicidality.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Estudiantes / Intento de Suicidio / Depresión / Ideación Suicida / Experiencias Adversas de la Infancia Límite: Adolescent / Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Child Abuse Negl Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Estudiantes / Intento de Suicidio / Depresión / Ideación Suicida / Experiencias Adversas de la Infancia Límite: Adolescent / Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Child Abuse Negl Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Reino Unido