Citation

Workman M, Beer J. Psychol. Rep. 1990; 66(3): 1363-1366.

Affiliation

United School District Number 392, Osborne, Kansas.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2385725

Abstract

126 high school students completed the MacAndrew Alcohol Scale and a modified version of the Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation. Analyses of variance (2 x 4) showed boys were not experiencing suicide ideation any more than girls; suicide ideation was similar across the four grades, but on alcohol-dependency boys scored significantly higher than girls and scores for Grade 9 were significantly higher than those for Grade 10. The sophomores' scores on alcohol dependency were significantly lower than the freshmen's scores. One Pearson r of 0.28 between alcohol dependency and suicide ideation was significant but research must explore better the associations of thoughts of suicide and drug/alcohol dependency among high school students so strategies may focus upon prevention and intervention.

Language: en