@article{ref1,
title="Gender-specific factors associated with the suicidal ideation of children in Taiwan: A large-scale cross-sectional study",
journal="International journal of psychology",
year="2019",
author="Huang, Hsiao-Ling and Peng, Wu-Der and Lin, Ying-Chun and Lee, Chien-Hung and Hu, Chih-Yang and Huang, Shun-Te",
volume="54",
number="1",
pages="53-60",
abstract="We examined the relationship between suicidal ideation (SI) and the depressed mood, life stress and parenting styles in children. A large-scale survey was conducted including 5328 children from 65 elementary schools in Taiwan. SI was measured by asking children if any suicidal thoughts had occurred in the previous month. A series of regression models was analysed separately for male and female students. Compared with boys, girls demonstrated a higher proportion of SI. Among boys, SI was significantly associated with a high level of perceived environmental stress (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 2.61), a high degree of depressed mood (aOR = 2.39), authoritative (aOR = 1.72) and authoritarian (aOR = 2.53) parenting styles and two or more life-stress events (aOR = 1.45). A high level of perceived environmental stress (aOR = 2.09), a high degree of depressed mood (aOR = 2.89) and an authoritarian parenting style (aOR = 1.76) were significantly associated with the SI in girls. Gender-specific interventions aimed at preventing SI must enhance support systems at school and at home, particularly for students who suffer from a high degree of stress and depressed mood, and are subjected to an authoritarian parenting style.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0020-7594",
doi="10.1002/ijop.12438",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijop.12438"
}