Resource Tag: DELINQUENCY

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This study assessed the prevalence rates of self-reported suicide attempts & psychological help-seeking in young adults adjudicated for antisocial behaviours in adolescence. Gender differences in the prevalence of mental health problems & disorders were also assessed. Structured interviews were conducted on 3 occasions with 292 males & 113 females. Data from the third testing wave […]

The prevalence & patterns of co-occurring mental health problem symptoms, substance use, & delinquent conduct were examined in a sample of multiple problem, detained youth. 3 distinct patterns of co-occurrence were found using cluster analysis. Youth in 2 of the clusters had moderate mental health problems but differed in the severity of substance abuse & […]

This study assesses the independent & interactive effects of emotional distress & delinquency involvement on suicidal gestures, & gender differences in these interrelationships. The authors found that while experience of emotional distress predicts subsequent suicidal ideation or attempt, & delinquency involvement among girls predicts suicidal gestures, girls who experience emotional distress but are simultaneously antisocial […]

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Published in “The Suicidal Process: Challenges for Treatment and Prevention”

The present study examined if the increased mortality of delinquent subjects (which is twice that of nondelinquents up to the age of 40) continues until age 65 &, if so, why. The authors followed 475 delinquent & 456 matched nondelinquent comparisons from age 14 until age 65 years. They found that 13% of delinquents & […]

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The authors compared the characteristics of youth (aged 15 to 20 years) who reported having quit smoking, with those of both “regular” smokers & nonsmokers. Self-administered questionnaires were administered to a national representative sample of 9268 subjects. Former smokers differed from nonsmokers for a number of variables, including suicide attempt. This & further findings are […]

A literature review of the relation between religiousness & adolescent well-being is presented, along with analyses from a large adolescent data base. Religiosity in adolescents is positively associated with prosocial values & behavior, & negatively related to suicide ideation & attempts, substance abuse, premature sexual involvement, & delinquency. The article concludes with policy suggestions for […]

The authors reviewed 10 clinical areas in which a positive health benefit was associated with religious commitment: depression, suicide, delinquency, mortality, alcohol use, drug use, well-being, divorce & marital satisfaction, physical health status, & mental health. They indicate that 70% of the time, religious commitment is associated with imporved coping & protection from problems in […]

The associations among suicidal behavior, negative affect, & delinquency were assessed via an anonymous self-report survey administered to male & female college students. Contrary to the authors’ hypothesized results, there were no gender differences in rates of suicidal ideation & attempts, although college men scored higher on the suicide-proneness scale. Furthermore, as predicted, students with […]

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Impulsivity & anxiety were hypothesized to be crucial clinical features in adolescents with at-risk behavior. The authors therefore classified them into sub-groups according to these two major dimensions. The study examined the relevance of these groups by describing their major diagnoses & behavioral characteristics. This subtyping was found to be highly predictive of a number […]

This study evaluated the impact of parent education groups on youth suicide risk factors. The potential for informal transmission of intervention impacts within school communities was assessed. It was found that a whole-school parent education intervention demonstrated promising impacts on a range of risk behaviors & protective factors relevant to youth self-harm & suicide. (28 […]

This study compared weekly activities among 4 groups of randomly selected high-risk & typical high school students: potential dropouts at suicide risk; typical youth at suicide risk; potential dropouts not at suicide risk; & typical youth not at suicide risk. Of the 1286 participants, 39.4% of the high-risk & 30.1% of typical students screened in […]

Two studies are reported that discuss the validation of an adult suicide prediction questionnaire for use with adolescents. As with adults, adolescents administered the questionnaire who reported more reasons for staying alive were less apt to report pas or recent suicidal thoughts or behaviors. Differences between general and delinquent adolescents’ reasons for living are discussed. […]

The relationships between the bonding style of an incarcerated adolescent & his/her current feelings of self-esteem, hopelessness, & suicidal thoughts & attempts were investigated. Differences between bonding to mother & bonding to father were also studied. Some 296 incarcerated youth were interviewed. Youths whose parent(s) had a parental bonding style of affectionless control reported the […]