Citation

Evans WP, Owens P, Marsh SC. Child Adolesc. Soc. Work J. 2005; 22(3-4): 301-319.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10560-005-0013-x

PMID

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Abstract

This exploratory study seeks to better understand possible relationships between environmental factors, locus of control, and suicide risk among adolescents. The data derive from in-school surveys of eight-grade students conducted in 1998 and 1999 in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Wyoming.

RESULTS revealed higher levels of suicide risk were associated with a more external locus of control orientation. Relationships between suicide risk and several environmental factors and preferences also were found. Potential links between locus of control, environment, and suicide risk are discussed, as are implications for intervention efforts and future research. © 2005 Springer Science+Business Media, Inc.

Language: en

Keywords

Locus of control; Adolescent suicide risk; Environmental factors