The interrelationships of child maltreatment, alcohol use, and suicidal ideation among youth living in the slums of Kampala, Uganda

AbstractChild maltreatment is a robust risk factor for suicidal ideation and behaviors during adolescence. Elevations in internalizing and externalizing symptomology have been identified as two distinct developmental pathways linking child maltreatment and adolescent risk for suicide. However, recent research suggests that the co-occurrence of internalizing and externalizing symptomology may form a distinct etiological pathway for adolescent risk behaviors. Using the Longitudinal Studies on Child Abuse and Neglect (LONGSCAN) sample (N = 1,314), the present study employed a person-centered approach to identify patterns of concurrent change in internalizing and externalizing psychopathology over five time points from early childhood to adolescence in relation to previous experiences of child maltreatment and subsequent suicidal ideation and behaviors. Results indicated four distinct bivariate externalizing and internalizing growth trajectories. Group membership in a heightened comorbid internalizing and externalizing symptom trajectory mediated the association between childhood abuse and adolescent suicidal ideation and suicidal behaviors. These findings suggest that the concurrent development of externalizing and internalizing symptoms in childhood and adolescence may constitute a unique developmental trajectory that confers risk for suicide-related outcomes.

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Association of Family Member Detention or Deportation With Latino or Latina Adolescents’ Later Risks of Suicidal Ideation, Alcohol Use, and Externalizing Problems

JAMA Pediatrics ◽

10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.0014 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 174 (5) ◽

pp. 478 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Kathleen M. Roche ◽

Rebecca M. B. White ◽

Sharon F. Lambert ◽

John Schulenberg ◽

Esther J. Calzada ◽

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Keyword(s):

Suicidal Ideation ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Family Member ◽

Externalizing Problems ◽

Latina Adolescents

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Comparison of the factors for suicidal ideation and suicide attempt: a comprehensive examination of stress, view of life, mental health, and alcohol use

Asian Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/j.ajp.2021.102844 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 65 ◽

pp. 102844

Author(s):

Agnus M. Kim ◽

Sang-Won Jeon ◽

Sung Joon Cho ◽

Young Chul Shin ◽

Jae-Hyun Park

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Suicidal Ideation ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Suicide Attempt ◽

Comprehensive Examination

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PREDICTORS OF ADOLESCENT RUNNING AWAY BEHAVIOR

Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal ◽

10.2224/sbp.2000.28.3.261 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 28 (3) ◽

pp. 261-267 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

A. F. de Man

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Regression Analysis ◽

Suicidal Ideation ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Drug Use ◽

Multiple Regression Analysis ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Alcohol And Drug Use ◽

Running Away ◽

Received Social Support

Adolescent boys and girls (N = 246) took part in a study of societal, personal, and interpersonal correlates of running away behavior. Correlational analyses showed the behavior to be related to low self-esteem, depression, suicidal ideation, negative stress, alcohol and drug use, truancy, and dissatisfaction with received social support. Multiple regression analysis identified suicidal ideation, alcohol use, dissatisfaction with social support, and truancy as salient predictors.

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