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Sallee, Emily; Ng, Kok-Mun; Cazares-Cervantes, Abraham – Professional School Counseling, 2021
Despite the growing epidemic of suicide ideation and attempt in adolescents, there is a lack of theory-based, empirical research to shed light on these issues in this population and inform school counselors' preventive and responsive practices. We utilized Joiner's Interpersonal Theory of Suicide (IPTS) to examine the extent to which the…
Descriptors: Suicide, Predictor Variables, Early Adolescents, Psychological Patterns
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Kim, JaHun; Walsh, Elaine; Pike, Kenneth; Thompson, Elaine A. – Journal of School Nursing, 2020
Bullying has been linked to adolescent suicidal behavior. With dramatic increases in social media use among youth, understanding the influence of cyberbullying on adolescent suicidal behavior has become central to prevention efforts. This study examined the potential protective role of school connectedness in the relationship between cyberbullying…
Descriptors: Bullying, Victims, Computer Mediated Communication, Suicide
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Benatov, Joy; Klomek, Anat Brunstein; Shira, Barzilay; Apter, Alan; Carli, Vladimir; Wasserman, Camilla; Hoven, Christina W.; Sarchiapone, Marco; Balazs, Juit; Bobes, Julio; Brunner, Romuald; Corcoran, Paul; Cosman, Doina; Haring, Christian; Kahn, Jean-Pierre; Keeley, Helen; Kereszteny, Agnes; Podlogar, Tina; Postuvan, Vita; Saiz, Pilar A.; Sisask, Merike; Varnik, Airi; Wasserman, Danuta – Journal of School Violence, 2020
Peer victimization is a major stressor adolescents often face in the school environment, and has been linked to depression and suicidal risk. This study analyzed the associations between three behavioral coping strategies (avoidance, seeking social support from adults/peers, and retaliation) and depression and suicidal ideation. Participants…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Bullying, Victims, Coping
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Cho, Sujung – Journal of School Violence, 2019
This study employed a latent class analysis to identify heterogeneous subgroups of suicide ideation membership among Korean youth. Findings are measured by the longitudinal mediation test to estimate temporal-precedence, relating prior strainful social dynamics to negative emotionality and later suicide ideation. Using three-wave panel data,…
Descriptors: Bullying, Victims, Emotional Response, Suicide
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Flores, Jean P.; Stuart, Elizabeth A.; Swartz, Karen L.; Jallah, Nikardi A.; Wilcox, Holly C. – School Mental Health, 2022
The aim of this study was to identify independent risk and protective factors associated with self-reported suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STB) among young adolescents by examining self-report data on mental health, substance abuse, violence involvement, social and economic challenges and supports, physical health and demographics in relation to…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, At Risk Persons, Resilience (Psychology), Suicide
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Singletary, Gilbert; Johnson, Latoshia – School Social Work Journal, 2020
Between 1993 and 2012, the suicide rates for African American children between the ages of five and eleven doubled whereas rates for Caucasian children in the same age group declined. Although suicide rates were higher among males, a significant increase in female suicides is causing alarm. The growing number of suicides among African American…
Descriptors: Bullying, Suicide, African American Children, African American Students
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Nurius, Paula; LaValley, Kara; Kim, Moo-Hyun – School Mental Health, 2020
Growing evidence suggests that exposure to early-life adversity poses risk to youth development, with impaired mental health a central concern. This population-representative study of adolescent students (n = 11,222) investigates the effects of two key forms of early adversity--victimization and poverty--on adolescent mental health in a step-wise…
Descriptors: Victims, Mental Disorders, Adolescents, Poverty
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Taliaferro, Lindsay A.; Gloppen, Kari M.; Muehlenkamp, Jennifer J.; Eisenberg, Marla E. – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2018
To address gaps in the literature on bisexual youth, we used the first nationally representative sample of high school students from the United States to determine profiles of behaviors related to depressive symptoms, a suicide attempt, and a medically-serious attempt. We examined the data from 922 bisexual students in grades 9-12 who completed…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Homosexuality, High School Students, Depression (Psychology)
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Pearson, Jennifer; Thrane, Lisa; Wilkinson, Lindsey – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2017
Sexual minority youth are more likely to run away from home or experience homelessness, leaving them at increased risk of victimization and negative health outcomes. In this study, the authors use a developmental perspective that considers both vulnerable beginnings in families and the risky trajectories that follow to explore the connections…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity, Adolescents
Montana Office of Public Instruction, 2019
The Montana Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) is administered by the Montana Office of Public Instruction every two years to students in grades 7 through 12. The purpose of the survey is to help monitor the prevalence of behaviors that not only influence youth health, but also put youth at risk for the most significant health and social problems…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, High School Students, Risk, National Surveys
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Duong, Jeffrey; Bradshaw, Catherine – Journal of School Health, 2014
Background: Research on the extent to which cyberbullying affects sexual minority youth is limited. This study examined associations between experiencing cyber and school bullying and engaging in aggressive and suicidal behaviors among sexual minority youth. We also explored whether feeling connected to an adult at school moderated these…
Descriptors: Bullying, Computer Mediated Communication, Aggression, Suicide
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Romito, Patrizia; Beltramini, Lucia – Journal of School Nursing, 2015
The purpose of this study was to analyze pornography exposure in a sample of 702 Italian adolescents (46% males; mean age = 18.2, SD = 0.8). Among male students, 11% were not exposed, 44.5% were exposed to nonviolent material, and 44.5% were exposed to violent/degrading material. Among female students, 60.8% were not exposed, 20.4% were exposed to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, High School Students, Pornography
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Cooper, Gregory D.; Clements, Paul Thomas; Holt, Karyn E. – Journal of School Nursing, 2012
Adolescent suicide is a preventable tragedy yet is still the third leading cause of death in young people of age 10-24. Contrary to the idea that childhood bullying is a normal part of growing up or a rite of passage, it is now correlated with adolescent suicidality. An integrative review of the contemporary, extant literature was conducted to…
Descriptors: Evidence, Children, Bullying, Suicide
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Baams, Laura; Grossman, Arnold H.; Russell, Stephen T. – Developmental Psychology, 2015
The experience of minority stress is often named as a cause for mental health disparities among lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) youth, including higher levels of depression and suicidal ideation. The processes or mechanisms through which these disparities occur are understudied. The interpersonal-psychological theory of suicide posits 2 key…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, At Risk Persons, Minority Groups, Depression (Psychology)
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Robinson, Joseph P.; Espelage, Dorothy L. – Educational Researcher, 2012
Students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) experience higher rates of victimization by bullying than do their heterosexual-identified peers. In this article, we investigate the extent to which this difference in rates of victimization can explain LGBTQ youths' greater rates of suicidal ideation, suicide…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Peer Relationship, Bullying, Suicide
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