Suicidal ideations and attempts among adolescents subjected to childhood sexual abuse and family conflict/violence: The mediating role of anger and depressed mood

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• 作者：Inga Dora Sigfusdottir ; Bryndis Bjork Asgeirsdottir ; Gisli H. Gudjonsson ; Jon Fridrik Sigurdsson
• 关键词：Suicidal ideations ; Suicide attempts ; Anger ; Depressed mood ; Family conflict ; Violence ; Sexual abuse
• 刊名：Journal of Adolescence
• 出版年：December, 2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：36
• 期：6
• 页码：1227-1236
• 全文大小：453 K

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Based on a sample of 9085 16- to 19-year-old students attending all high schools in Iceland in 2004, the current study examines depressed mood and anger as potential mediators between family conflict/violence and sexual abuse, on the one hand, and suicidal ideations and suicide attempts on the other. Agnew's general strain theory provides the theoretical framework for the study. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was conducted allowing explicit modelling of both direct and mediating effects using observed and latent variables. The findings showed that both depressed mood and anger mediated the relationship between family conflict/violence and sexual abuse and suicidal attempts. However, when testing the mediating pathways between sexual abuse and family conflict/violence and suicidal ideations, only depressed mood but not anger turned out to be a significant mediator. The authors discuss how these finding may inform and facilitate the design and development of interventions to reduce the likelihood of suicide attempts among young people.