Suicidal Ideation in High School Students: Depression and Other Correlates

English-Canadian high school students participated in a study of the relationship between suicidal ideation & selected personal variables, stress, & social support. Associations were found between suicidal ideation & the variables of gender, self-esteem, locus of control, depression, drug use, stress, perception of health, family status, academic performance, social support, & anomie. Depression & alcohol use were identified as the best predictors among these variables. Further findings are discussed. (65 refs)