Citation

Tu C, Huang Z, Fu L, Fang Y, Wang J, Guo T, Li M, Hao J, Tao F. J. Trop. Pediatr. 2012; 58(4): 314-319.

Affiliation

Shaoxing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shaoxing 312071, Zhejiang Province, China.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Oxford University Press)

DOI

10.1093/tropej/fmr090

PMID

22071377

Abstract

Evidences in respect to the predictors of suicide ideation are uncertain and most associations only have been identified in cross-sectional studies. More information is needed to identify whether these predictors are true risk factors and can predict the development of suicidal ideation independently. Using the data from a prospective, longitudinal study (n = 2348), we examined the predictors of suicide ideation with demographic variety and psychological well-being of adolescents. Positive items of sub-optimal health status and anxiety symptom at baseline could strongly predict the incidence of self-reported suicidal ideation on a 1-year follow-up study. These results have implications for programs aimed at identifying school students at risk for suicide.

Language: en