Year: 2001 Source: Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, v.31, no.3, (Fall 2001), p.237-249 SIEC No: 20020307

3 groups of adolescents (age 14-18) including suicidal (made a suicide attempt), nonsuicidal inpatients & controls, were compared with regard to suicidal tendencies, various body aspects, & depression & anxiety. A series of MANOVAs, discriminant analysis, Pearson correlations, & regressions were employed. The results show that the suicidal group differed from the two nonsuicidal groups in feelings toward the body, body protection, & body dissociation. Some aspects of bodily measures discriminated between suicidal & nonsuicidal subjects. In addition, various bodily measures were associated with & statistically predicted suicidal tendencies. The discussion focuses on the web of associations between body attitudes & experiences & their role in suicidal behaviour. (40 refs.)