The independent effects of child sexual abuse and impulsivity on lifetime suicide attempts among female patients.
Child Abuse Negl
; 58: 91-8, 2016 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-27352091
Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a causal agent in many negative adulthood outcomes, including the risk for life-threatening behaviors such as suicide ideation and suicide attempts. Traumatic events such as CSA may pose risk in the healthy development of cognitive and emotional functioning during childhood. In fact, high impulsivity, a risk factor for suicidal behavior, is characteristic of CSA victims. The current study aims to understand the relations among CSA, impulsivity, and frequency of lifetime suicide attempts among a female patient sample admitted for suicidal behavior. Participants included 177 female patients between the ages of 18 and 63 years admitted at two hospitals in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Number of previous suicide attempts and CSA were assessed via structured interviews, while impulsivity was assessed with the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11). A model of structural equations was employed to evaluate the role of impulsivity in the relation between CSA and suicide attempts. CSA (ß=.18, p<.05) and impulsivity (ß=.24, p<.05) were associated with the number of previous suicide attempts. However, impulsivity was not significantly associated with CSA (ß=.09, p>.05). CSA and impulsivity are independently associated with lifetime suicide attempts among female patients with recent suicidal behavior.
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Assunto principal:
Tentativa de Suicídio
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Abuso Sexual na Infância
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Comportamento Impulsivo
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Argentina
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Child Abuse Negl
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Reino Unido