@article{ref1,
title="Using path analysis to examine adolescent suicide attempts, life satisfaction, and health risk behavior",
journal="Journal of school health",
year="2002",
author="Thatcher, W. G. and Reininger, B. M. and Drane, J. W.",
volume="72",
number="2",
pages="71-77",
abstract="This study determined if differences existed between four race/gender groups in regard to attempted suicide among a randomly selected, cross-sectional population of 4,565 public high school students in South Carolina. A modified Youth Risk Behavior Survey was designed to gather information on quality of life, life satisfaction, and six risk-behavior categories. Data first were analyzed using logistic regression analysis and subsequently analyzed using path analysis. Results suggest several independent variables (feelings of intimidation, alcohol and cocaine use, self-perceptions of mental health, self-perceptions of body weight, dieting practices, bulimic episodes, and physical and sexual abuse) were associated significantly (p < .01) with adolescent attempted suicide either directly or indirectly through mediating variables. Significant associations among risk behaviors, mediating variables, and self-reported attempted suicide varied across the four race/gender groups, indicating a need to further study differences noticed in each race/gender scheme.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-4391",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}