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dc.contributor.authorChan, WSC
dc.contributor.authorLaw, CK
dc.contributor.authorLiu, KY
dc.contributor.authorWong, PWC
dc.contributor.authorLaw, YW
dc.contributor.authorYip, PSF
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T11:59:47Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T11:59:47Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.date.modified2014-07-21T05:08:30Z
dc.identifier.issn0933-7954
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00127-008-0434-x
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/61389
dc.description.abstractBackground Adolescent suicidal ideation has found to predict suicidal behaviors and psychopathology in adulthood. Previous studies focused solely on the medical and environmental risk factors, which were insufficient to give a holistic picture of adolescent suicidality. Objectives To assess the role of affective and cognitive attributes in the identification and prevention of adolescent suicidal ideation. Method A community sample of 511 participants (age 15-19 years) were asked to indicate their suicidality in the 12 months and in their lifetime. Generalized estimating equation regression models were used to examine the effect of psychosocial and socio-environmental correlates in relation to adolescent suicidal ideation. Results The data show that perceived responsibilities for family was the only protective factor, while a coping mechanism by behavioral disengagement, severity of depressive symptoms, a history of deliberate self-harm, chronic physical illness or pain, media reporting of suicide news, and low household income were the risk factors for adolescent suicidal ideation. Conclusions The results suggest that a multilayer effort for preventing adolescent suicide is needed by providing support for children in deprived families; enhancing life skills in the teens; strengthening family relationship; improving mental and health services; and promoting responsible media reporting on suicide.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.publisher.placeGermany
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom278
dc.relation.ispartofpageto284
dc.relation.ispartofissue4
dc.relation.ispartofjournalSocial Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
dc.relation.ispartofvolume44
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCognitive and computational psychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3202
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode5204
dc.titleSuicidality in Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong: the role of family and cultural influences
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorLaw, Chi Kin


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