Abstract
Suicidal Ideation Among Canadian Youth: a Multivariate Analysis
Peter T~~Roberts L W~~Buzdugan R
Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Children & Youth-Cycle 5 (2003), a cross-sectional sample of 1,032 was used to empirically identify various social determinants of suicide ideation among Canadian youth, ages 12-15. Results reveal statistically significant correlations between suicide ideation & some lesser examined socially based measures. In particular, the ability to communicate feelings, negative attachment to parents/guardians, taunting/bullying or abuse, & presence of deviant peers were significant predictors of suicide ideation. As expected, depression/anxiety, gender, & age were also correlated with ideation. (65 refs.)