Association between sleep duration, suicidal ideation, and suicidal attempts among Chinese adolescents: The moderating role of depressive symptoms

2017 ◽  
Vol 208 ◽  
pp. 355-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lan Guo ◽  
Yan Xu ◽  
Jianxiong Deng ◽  
Jinghui Huang ◽  
Guoliang Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Sleep Duration ◽  
Chinese Adolescents ◽  
Suicidal Attempts ◽  
Moderating Role

scholarly journals Demographic, Social, and Economic Factors of Internalizing Problems in Referred and Non-Referred Adolescents

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (14) ◽  
pp. 5195
Author(s):  
Lucía Antolín-Suárez ◽  
Francisco J. Nieto-Casado ◽  
Ana Rodríguez-Meirinhos ◽  
Alfredo Oliva
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Internalizing Problems ◽  
Low Ses ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Target Populations ◽  
Middle Adolescence ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

Depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation are common internalizing problems during adolescence. Numerous studies have explored the role of certain demographic, social, and economic factors in their development in referred or non-referred adolescents, but not simultaneously in both groups. In this study, we examined the association between age, gender, parents’ educational level, and socioeconomic status (SES) and depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation in a referred group (n = 211) and a non-referred (n = 1401) group of adolescents. We also examined the moderating role that these factors play in the relationships between both internalizing problems. The results showed: higher levels of depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation in the referred group; an increase in both problems during early-to-middle adolescence in the non-referred group; an association between low SES and suicidal ideation in both groups; an association between low father’s education level and depressive symptoms in the non-referred group; and no gender differences in either of these two internalizing problems. The moderation analyses showed that age, in referred adolescents, and SES, in non-referred adolescents, moderated the relationship between depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation. This study contributes to the identification of groups of vulnerable adolescents that could constitute the target populations of preventive programs.

scholarly journals Association between Childhood Maltreatment and Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts among Chinese Adolescents: The Moderating Role of Depressive Symptoms

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (17) ◽  
pp. 6025
Author(s):  
Meiqian Gong ◽  
Sheng Zhang ◽  
Wenyan Li ◽  
Wanxin Wang ◽  
Ruipeng Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Suicidal Behavior ◽  
Childhood Maltreatment ◽  
Emotional Abuse ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Chinese Adolescents ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Moderating Role

Suicidal behavior is a major public health concern worldwide and has become the second-leading cause of death among adolescents. The purposes of this study were to investigate the associations between childhood maltreatment and suicidal behavior and to test whether depressive symptoms have moderating effects on these associations. A multistage stratified cluster randomized sampling method was adopted to collect data from 21,019 high school students in Guangdong Province, China. The prevalence of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among Chinese adolescents were 18.2% and 3.6%, respectively. Physical abuse (adjusted odds ratios (AOR) = 1.35, 95% confidence intervals (CI) = 1.32–1.38), emotional abuse (AOR = 1.26, 95% CI = 1.25–1.28), sexual abuse (AOR = 1.25, 95% CI = 1.21–1.30), physical neglect (AOR = 1.09, 95% CI = 1.08–1.11), and emotional neglect (AOR = 1.08, 95% CI = 1.08–1.09) were all associated with an increased risk of suicidal ideation, and these associations were also found for suicide attempts. According to stratification analyses, physical abuse/emotional abuse/sexual abuse had a stronger effect on suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among students without depressive symptoms than among students with depressive symptoms. Childhood maltreatment was associated with an increased risk of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in Chinese adolescents. Depressive symptoms play a moderating role in the association between childhood maltreatment and suicidal behaviors.

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