Original articleProspective Associations between Delinquency and Suicidal Behaviors in a Nationally Representative Sample
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Sample
Data from the National Longitudinal Study on Adolescent Health (Add Health) were used to test the study hypotheses. Add Health is a longitudinal survey of adolescents who were in grades 7–12 at baseline. The study was funded primarily by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and conducted by the Carolina Population Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The purpose of Add Health is to investigate factors that influence adolescents’ health and
Results
Results from the bivariate analyses indicated that delinquency was prospectively associated with all three suicidal behaviors 1 year later (Wave 2). Specifically, delinquent youth were significantly more likely than their counterparts to have seriously considered suicide (crude odds ratio [COR] 1.71, 95% confidence intervals [CI] 1.46–1.99), attempted suicide (COR 2.00, 95% CI 1.45–2.75), and required medical treatment after an attempt (COR 2.02, 95% CI 1.02–4.00) 1 year later. Delinquency
Discussion
Data from a nationally representative sample indicated that delinquent behavior at ages 12–17 years was prospectively associated with suicidal behavior 1 and 7 years later. Specifically, after controlling for demographic variables (age, race, gender, metropolitan status), delinquency was prospectively associated with an increased risk for seriously considering suicide, making a suicide attempt, and requiring medical treatment after an attempt 1 year later, and with an increased risk for
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