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Family Factors Related to Suicidal Behavior in Adolescents

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  • Xavier Alvarez-Subiela

    (Suicide Conduct Unit, Psychiatry and Psychology Department, Sant Joan de Déu Hospital, 08950 Esplugues del Llobregat, Spain
    Doctoral Program in Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Forensic Medicine, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Carmina Castellano-Tejedor

    (Research Group on Stress and Health (GIES), Department of Basic Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
    RE-FIT Research Group, Parc Sanitari Pere Virgili & Vall d’Hebron Institute of Research, 08023 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Francisco Villar-Cabeza

    (Suicide Conduct Unit, Psychiatry and Psychology Department, Sant Joan de Déu Hospital, 08950 Esplugues del Llobregat, Spain)

  • Mar Vila-Grifoll

    (Suicide Conduct Unit, Psychiatry and Psychology Department, Sant Joan de Déu Hospital, 08950 Esplugues del Llobregat, Spain)

  • Diego Palao-Vidal

    (Doctoral Program in Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Forensic Medicine, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
    Centro de Investigación en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Carlos III Health Institute, 28029 Madrid, Spain
    Unitat Mixta de Neurociència Traslacional I3PT-INc-UAB, Institut d’Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí (I3PT), Sabadell, 08208 Barcelona, Spain
    Department of Mental Health, University Hospital Parc Taulí, Sabadell, 08208 Barcelona, Spain)

Abstract

Objective: This research aims to investigate what type of family patterns (specifically attachment, bonding and family functioning) and stressful life events can trigger or protect adolescents from developing suicidal behavior. Methods: For these purposes, a case-control study (adolescents with suicidal behavior vs. paired adolescents with no suicidal behavior) was conducted with one hundred 12 to 17-year-old adolescents (50 controls, 50 cases, 74% females), assessed between 2018 and 2020. Results: Negligent ( p < 0.001) or affection-less control bonding ( p < 0.001), insecure attachment ( p = 0.001) and stressful life events ( p < 0.001) revealed to be significant risk factors for suicidal behavior. On the contrary, parents’ care ( p < 0.001) and security ( p < 0.001) were revealed as protective factors for suicidal behavior. Conclusions: Considering these results, family interventions and improving coping skills seem to be two essential targets for any suicide prevention intervention in adolescents.

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  • Xavier Alvarez-Subiela & Carmina Castellano-Tejedor & Francisco Villar-Cabeza & Mar Vila-Grifoll & Diego Palao-Vidal, 2022. "Family Factors Related to Suicidal Behavior in Adolescents," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(16), pages 1-15, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:16:p:9892-:d:885446
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