Citation

Rabinovitch SM, Kerr DC, Leve LD, Chamberlain P. Suicide Life Threat. Behav. 2014; 45(4): 431-447.

Affiliation

University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, American Association of Suicidology, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/sltb.12141

PMID

25370436

Abstract

Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) histories are prevalent among adolescent girls in the juvenile justice system (JJS) and may contribute to their high rates of suicidal behavior. Among 166 JJS girls who participated in an intervention trial, baseline CSA and covariates were examined as predictors of suicide attempt and nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) reported at long-term follow-up (7-12 years later). Early forced CSA was related to lifetime suicide attempt and NSSI history and (marginally) to postbaseline attempt; effects were not mediated by anxiety or depressive symptoms.

FINDINGS suggest that earlier victimization and younger entry into JJS are linked with suicide attempt and NSSI.

Language: en