Citation

Yoder KA, Longley SL, Whitbeck LB, Hoyt DR. J. Abnorm. Child Psychol. 2008; 36(1): 95-104.

Affiliation

Department of Sociology, University of North Texas, P.O. Box 311157, Denton, TX 76203-1157, USA. yoder@pacs.unt.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10802-007-9163-y

PMID

17653598

PMCID

PMC2572777

Abstract

The present study examined associations among dimensions of suicidality and psychopathology in a sample of 428 homeless adolescents (56.3% female). Confirmatory factor analysis results provided support for a three-factor model in which suicidality (measured with lifetime suicidal ideation and suicide attempts), internalizing disorders (assessed with lifetime diagnoses of major depressive episode and post-traumatic stress disorder), and externalizing disorders (indicated by lifetime diagnoses of conduct disorder, alcohol abuse, and drug abuse) were positively intercorrelated. The findings illustrate the utility of a dimensional approach that integrates suicidality and psychopathology into one model.

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