Citation

Freudenstein O, Zohar A, Apter A, Shoval G, Weizman A, Zalsman G. Eur. Psychiatry 2011; 26(8): 504-507.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.eurpsy.2011.01.006

PMID

21398097

Abstract

Family environment has a clear role in suicidal behavior of adolescents. We assessed the relationship between parental bonding and suicidal behavior in suicidal (n=53) and non-suicidal (n=47) adolescent inpatients. Two dimensions of parental bonding: care and overprotection, were assessed with the Parental Bonding Instrument.

RESULTS showed that adolescents with severe suicidal behavior tended to perceive their mothers as less caring and more overprotective compared to those with mild or no suicidal behavior. A discriminant analysis distinguished significantly between adolescents with high suicidality and those with low suicidality [χ2 (5) = 15.54; p=0.01] in 71% of the cases. The perception of the quality of maternal bonding may be an important correlate of suicidal behavior in adolescence and may guide therapeutic strategies and prevention.

Language: en

Keywords

Humans; Adult; Female; Male; Middle Aged; Adolescent; Severity of Illness Index; Family; Suicidal Ideation; Suicide, Attempted; Surveys and Questionnaires; Inpatients; Parent-Child Relations; Object Attachment; Behavior Control; Maternal Age; Maternal Behavior