TY - JOUR
T1 - Protective factors and suicide risk in adolescents with a history of sexual abuse.
AU - Eisenberg, Marla E.
AU - Ackard, Diann M.
AU - Resnick, Michael D.
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PY - 2007/11
Y1 - 2007/11
N2 - OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that certain protective factors will reduce the risk of suicide behaviors in youth who are sexually abused. STUDY DESIGN: Survey data come from 83,731 students in the 6th, 9th, and 12th grades in Minnesota. Four childhood sexual abuse groups were created: a) no history of sexual abuse; b) abuse by non-family member; c) abuse by family member; and d) abuse by both. Dependent variables included suicidal ideation and attempts. Four protective factors included: family connectedness, teacher caring, other adult caring, and school safety. Logistic regression was used in detecting differences in suicide behaviors across the 4 childhood sexual abuse categories. RESULTS: Four percent of students reported sexual abuse by a non-family member, 1.3% by a family member, and 1.4% by both. Although youth with a history of childhood sexual abuse were at increased risk for suicide behaviors compared with other youth, when protective factors were accounted for, the predicted probabilities of suicide behaviors for childhood sexual abuse youth were substantially reduced. Family connectedness was the strongest of the 4 protective factors. CONCLUSION: Modifying select protective factors, particularly family connectedness, may reduce suicide risk in adolescents with childhood sexual abuse.
AB - OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that certain protective factors will reduce the risk of suicide behaviors in youth who are sexually abused. STUDY DESIGN: Survey data come from 83,731 students in the 6th, 9th, and 12th grades in Minnesota. Four childhood sexual abuse groups were created: a) no history of sexual abuse; b) abuse by non-family member; c) abuse by family member; and d) abuse by both. Dependent variables included suicidal ideation and attempts. Four protective factors included: family connectedness, teacher caring, other adult caring, and school safety. Logistic regression was used in detecting differences in suicide behaviors across the 4 childhood sexual abuse categories. RESULTS: Four percent of students reported sexual abuse by a non-family member, 1.3% by a family member, and 1.4% by both. Although youth with a history of childhood sexual abuse were at increased risk for suicide behaviors compared with other youth, when protective factors were accounted for, the predicted probabilities of suicide behaviors for childhood sexual abuse youth were substantially reduced. Family connectedness was the strongest of the 4 protective factors. CONCLUSION: Modifying select protective factors, particularly family connectedness, may reduce suicide risk in adolescents with childhood sexual abuse.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.04.033
DO - 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.04.033
M3 - Article
C2 - 17961690
AN - SCOPUS:38449106180
SN - 0022-3476
VL - 151
SP - 482
EP - 487
JO - The Journal of pediatrics
JF - The Journal of pediatrics
IS - 5
ER -