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School Performance and the Risk of Suicidal Thoughts in Young Adults: Population-Based Study

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  • Kyriaki Kosidou
  • Christina Dalman
  • Peeter Fredlund
  • Cecilia Magnusson

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Although low school performance is related to attempted and completed suicide, its relationship with suicidal thoughts has been less clear. We conducted a population-based study including 10081 individuals aged 18–29 years in Stockholm, Sweden, and found a clear positive gradient in the risk of lifetime suicidal thoughts with decreasing levels of compulsory school leaving grades. This relationship was somewhat attenuated but remained significant in multivariate models accounting for family background, severe adult psychopathology and adult socioeconomic conditions. School failure is associated with an increased risk of experiencing suicidal thoughts and may also increase the tendency of acting upon them.

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  • Kyriaki Kosidou & Christina Dalman & Peeter Fredlund & Cecilia Magnusson, 2014. "School Performance and the Risk of Suicidal Thoughts in Young Adults: Population-Based Study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 9(10), pages 1-4, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0109958
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0109958
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    1. Erik Christiansen & Esben Agerbo & Kim Juul Larsen & Niels Bilenberg & Elsebeth Stenager, 2015. "Youth, suicide attempts and low level of education: A Danish historical register-based cohort study of the outcome of suicide attempt," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 61(8), pages 802-810, December.
    2. Linder, Anna & Spika, Devon & Gerdtham, Ulf-G. & Fritzell, Sara & Heckley, Gawain, 2020. "Education, immigration and rising mental health inequality in Sweden," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 264(C).
    3. Richardson, Cara & Robb, Kathryn A. & O'Connor, Rory C., 2021. "A systematic review of suicidal behaviour in men: A narrative synthesis of risk factors," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 276(C).

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