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Teenagers' attitudes about coping strategies and help-seeking behavior for suicidality.
Madelyn S. Gould,Drew M. Velting,Marjorie Kleinman,Christopher P. Lucas,John Graham Thomas,Michelle Chung +5 more
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High-risk adolescents' attitudes are characterized by core beliefs that support the use of maladaptive coping strategies in response to depression and suicidal thoughts and behaviors, and Targeting such attitudes is a recommended component of youth suicide prevention efforts.Abstract:
Objective To identify youths' attitudes about coping and help-seeking strategies for suicidal ideation/behavior and examine their demographic and clinical correlates. Method A self-report survey was completed by high school students ( N = 2,419) in six New York State schools from 1998 through 2001. The relationship between suicide attitudes and gender, depression, substance problems, serious suicidal ideation/behavior, and first-hand experience with a suicidal peer was examined. Results Two factors that approximate avoidance and approach coping responses, maladaptive coping strategies and help-seeking strategies, respectively, were identified. Boys scored higher than girls ( t = 7.96, df = 2341, p t = 15.56, df = 2323, p t = 11.07, df = 2340, p t = 15.14, df = 2341, p t = 7.95, df = 2321, p Conclusions High-risk adolescents' attitudes are characterized by core beliefs that support the use of maladaptive coping strategies in response to depression and suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Targeting such attitudes is a recommended component of youth suicide prevention efforts.read more
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