Correlates of Suicidal Ideation in French-Canadian Adolescents: Personal Variables, Stress, and Social Support

272 French-Canadian adolescent males & 286 females participated in a study of the relationship between suicidal ideation & selected personal variables, stress & social support. Results of multivariate analyses indicated that suicidal ideation was positively related to depression, negative stress, & drug & alcohol use, & negatively related to self-esteem, satisfaction with social support, & school absenteeism. (64 refs.)