TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Self-esteem and suicidal behaviour in youth: a meta-analysis of longitudinal studies
JO  - Psicothema
A1  - Soto-Sanz, Victoria
A1  - Piqueras, Jose A.
A1  - Rodríguez-Marín, Jesús
A1  - Pérez-Vázquez, Mª T.
A1  - Rodríguez-Jiménez, Tiscar
A1  - Castellví, Pere
A1  - Miranda-Mendizábal, Andrea
A1  - Parés-Badell, Oleguer
A1  - Almenara, José
A1  - Blanco, María J.
A1  - Cebria, Annabel
A1  - Gabilondo, Andrea
A1  - Gili, Margarida
A1  - Roca, Miquel
A1  - Lagares, Carolina
A1  - Alonso, Jordi
SP  - 246
EP  - 254
VL  - 31
IS  - 3
N2  - BACKGROUND: Previous literature suggests that low self-esteem is a risk factor for suicide attempts, but no meta-analyses have been conducted to assess this association in adolescents/young adults. The present study examined the relationship between low self-esteem and suicide attempts in young people (12-26 years old). <br><br>METHOD: Meta-analyses were performed using random-effects models (ES) and odds ratio (OR). Heterogeneity and sensitivity analyses were performed. <br><br>RESULTS: From 26,883 initial titles, 22 studies met the inclusion criteria, of which 9 studies had data that could be included in the meta-analysis. The meta-analysis showed that youths with lower self-esteem were more likely to have future suicide attempts, with an effect size (self-esteem as continuous variable) of d =.58 (95% CI =.44 -.73) and, for low self-esteem (categorical variable) an OR = 1.99 (95% CI = 1.39-2.86; p <.001). <br><br>CONCLUSION: A low level of self-esteem is a risk factor for suicide attempts in adolescents/young adults.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0214-9915
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.7334/psicothema2018.339
ID  - ref1
ER  -