TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Developmental Differences in Risk Factors for Suicide Attempts between Ninth and Eleventh Graders
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Hacker, Karen A.
A1  - Suglia, Shakira Franco
A1  - Fried, Lise E.
A1  - Rappaport, Nancy
A1  - Cabral, Howard
SP  - 154
EP  - 166
VL  - 36
IS  - 2
N2  - In order to identify differences in risk factors for suicide attempts throughout adolescence, this study utilized a school-based survey of ninth (n = 1,192) and eleventh graders (N = 1,055). Suicide attempts were associated with cigarette and alcohol use, family violence, and depression for ninth graders and with illicit drug use, school violence, and sexual abuse for eleventh graders, while having friends was protective for both groups. Additionally, having more than one risk factor imparted an exponential risk for suicide attempts (ninth > eleventh graders). The differences detected are consistent with developmental changes of adolescence and represent important information for identification of at-risk youth.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/suli.2006.36.2.154
ID  - ref1
ER  -