TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1992//
TI  - A population-based survey of the characteristics of high school students with and without a history of suicidal behavior
JO  - Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica
A1  - Garnefski, N.
A1  - Diekstra, René F. W.
A1  - de Heus, P.
SP  - 189
EP  - 196
VL  - 86
IS  - 3
N2  - In a sample of 570 15- and 16-year-old normal high school students, the characteristics of those with and without a history of suicidal behavior were compared. In a written inquiry, information was obtained on family background, emotional and behavioral problems, sexual and physical abuse and suicidal thoughts and behavior. Differences between the students with and without a history of suicidal behavior were statistically analyzed for boys and girls separately by a matched control design. The results for both boys and girls indicated that the experience of sexual abuse, feelings of loneliness, depressed mood, low self-esteem and the use of drugs were particularly strongly related to suicidal thoughts and behavior; for girls, physical abuse and for boys, low self-reported academic achievement appeared to be clearly related aspects. Furthermore, the strong interrelations between all of these variables is underlined, suggesting a multi-problem background of youngsters with a history of suicidal behavior.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0001-690X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -