| Youth engagement and suicide risk: testing a mediated model in a Canadian community sample. | |
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PMID: 20143478 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Suicide is a leading cause of death among adolescents in many industrialized countries. We report evidence from a mediation model linking greater youth activity engagement, spanning behavioral and psychological components, with lower suicide risk through five hypothesized intrapersonal and interpersonal mediating factors. Self-report survey data (15% French, 85% English) were gathered from a community sample of 5,015 Canadian adolescents participating in a mental health promotion program. Youth (M(age) = 15.77, SD = 1.42, 50% female) were from two urban centers in southern Ontario, Canada. Youth engagement (youth's most important type of activity, frequency of involvement, and psychological engagement), suicide risk predictive factors (self-esteem, current concerns, depressive symptoms, coping ability, and connections with others), and suicide risk (ideation and attempts) were assessed. Consistent with the hypothesized mediation model, enjoyment and stress in youth's most important activity and various activity types were associated with the various hypothesized suicide risk predictive factors, which in turn were related to suicide risk. Implications for conceptualizations of youth engagement as a multidimensional construct and for suicide risk prevention efforts are discussed. |
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Authors:
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Heather L Ramey; Michael A Busseri; Nishad Khanna; Youth Net Hamilton; Youth Net R?seau Ado Ottawa; Linda Rose-Krasnor |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of youth and adolescence Volume: 39 ISSN: 1573-6601 ISO Abbreviation: J Youth Adolesc Publication Date: 2010 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-02-05 Completed Date: 2010-04-26 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0333507 Medline TA: J Youth Adolesc Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 243-58 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Psychology, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada. heather.ramey@brocku.ca |
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Adolescent Canada / epidemiology Community-Institutional Relations* Female Health Promotion Humans Male Mental Health Services / utilization Negotiating / psychology* Suicide, Attempted / prevention & control, psychology*, statistics & numerical data* |
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