TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Prevalence of and risk factors for suicidal ideation in adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study
JO  - Swiss medical weekly
A1  - Dumont, Roxane
A1  - Lorthe, Elsa
A1  - Richard, Viviane
A1  - Loizeau, Andrea
A1  - Fernandez, Guillaume
A1  - De Ridder, David
A1  - Pennacchio, Francesco
A1  - Lamour, Julien
A1  - Zaballa, María-Eugenia
A1  - Baysson, Hélène
A1  - Posfay-Barbe, Klara M.
A1  - Barbe, Remy P.
A1  - Stringhini, Silvia
A1  - Guessous, Idris
SP  - e3461
EP  - e3461
VL  - 154
IS  - 
N2  - BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Pandemic-related life changes may have had a deleterious impact on suicidal behaviours. Early detection of suicidal ideation and identification of subgroups at increased risk could help prevent suicide, one of the leading causes of death among adolescents worldwide. Here, we aimed to investigate the prevalence of and risk factors for suicidal ideation in adolescents using a population-based sample from Switzerland, two years into the pandemic. <br><br>METHODS: Between December 2021 and June 2022, adolescents aged 14 to 17 years already enrolled in a population-based cohort study (State of Geneva, Switzerland) were asked about suicidal ideation over the previous year. In addition to a regression model, we conducted a network analysis of exposures which identified direct and indirect risk factors for suicidal ideation (i.e. those connected through intermediate risk factors) using mixed graphical models. <br><br>RESULTS: Among 492 adolescents, 14.4% (95% CI: 11.5-17.8) declared having experienced suicidal ideation over the previous year. Using network analysis, we found that high psychological distress, low self-esteem, identifying as lesbian, gay or bisexual, suffering from bullying, extensive screen time and a severe COVID-19 pandemic impact were major risk factors for suicidal ideation, with parent-adolescent relationship having the highest centrality strength in the network. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Our results show that a significant proportion of adolescents experience suicidal ideation, yet these rates are comparable with pre-pandemic results. Providing psychological support is fundamental, with a focus on improving parent-adolescent relationships.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1424-7860
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.57187/s.3461
ID  - ref1
ER  -