@article{ref1,
title="Perceived family and peer invalidation as predictors of adolescent suicidal behaviors and self-mutilation",
journal="Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology",
year="2014",
author="Yen, Shirley and Kuehn, Kevin and Tezanos, Katherine and Weinstock, Lauren M. and Solomon, Joel and Spirito, Anthony",
volume="25",
number="2",
pages="124-130",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The present study investigates the longitudinal relationship between perceived family and peer invalidation and adolescent suicidal events (SE) and self-mutilation (SM) in a 6 month follow-up (f/u) study of adolescents admitted to an inpatient psychiatric unit for suicide risk. <br><br>METHODS: Adolescents (n=119) and their parent(s) were administered interviews and self-report assessments at baseline and at a 6 month f/u, with 99 (83%) completing both assessments. The Adolescent Longitudinal Interval Follow-Up Evaluation (A-LIFE) was modified to provide weekly ratings (baseline and each week of f/u) for perceived family and peer invalidation. Regression analyses examined whether: 1) Prospectively rated perceived family and peer invalidation at baseline predicted SE and SM during f/u; and 2) chronicity of perceived invalidation operationalized as proportion of weeks at moderate to high invalidation during f/u was associated with SE and SM during f/u. <br><br>RESULTS: Multiple regression analyses, controlling for previously identified covariates, revealed that perceived family invalidation predicted SE over f/u for boys only and perceived peer invalidation predicted SM over f/u in the overall sample. This was the case for both baseline and f/u ratings of perceived invalidation. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Our results demonstrate the adverse impact of perceived family and peer invalidation. Specifically, boys who experienced high perceived family invalidation were more likely to have an SE over f/u. Both boys and girls who experienced high perceived peer invalidation were more likely to engage in SM over f/u.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1044-5463",
doi="10.1089/cap.2013.0132",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/cap.2013.0132"
}