TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Gender-specific factors associated with the suicidal ideation of children in Taiwan: A large-scale cross-sectional study
JO  - International journal of psychology
A1  - Huang, Hsiao-Ling
A1  - Peng, Wu-Der
A1  - Lin, Ying-Chun
A1  - Lee, Chien-Hung
A1  - Hu, Chih-Yang
A1  - Huang, Shun-Te
SP  - 53
EP  - 60
VL  - 54
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0020-7594
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijop.12438
ID  - ref1
ER  -