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Suicidal ideation and time perspective in high school students.
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OBJECTIVE: Many studies have enlightened the relevance of deepening our knowledge of suicidal ideation among adolescents. However, research has given insufficient attention to the impact of time perspective on suicidal ideation: the present study confirms this relationship in a large sample of adolescents. METHOD: A survey was conducted on a sample of 3700 Italian adolescents. We obtained data using a structured questionnaire addressing suicidal ideation, mental health status, self-esteem, individual and family characteristics, and time perspective (ZTPI) in three temporal frames: the past, present and future, and the attitude related to each one of them. Data were analyzed using bivariate and multivariate analyses. RESULTS: Overall, 9.2% of the sample reported severe suicidal ideation during the past two weeks; 7.6% reported moderate suicidal ideation. Female adolescents were more likely to report severe suicidal ideation when compared to males (chi((2))(2)=13.38, P=.001). There were no differences regarding age (chi((1))(2)=2.81, P=.245) and SES (chi((2))(2)=8.67, P=.08). The first discriminant function was mostly explained by psychopathological symptoms (General Global Index), self-esteem and two dimensions of the ZTPI (Negative Past and Fatalistic Present). CONCLUSIONS: Differences in time perspective dimensions between moderate and severe ideators suggest that these groups should be considered and analyzed as two discrete groups in further research.
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Author/s: Laghi, Fiorenzo (F); Baiocco, Roberto (R); D'Alessio, Maria (M); Gurrieri, Grazia (G);
Affiliation: Faculty of Psychology, Department of Clinical Psychology, via dei Marsi 78, 00185 Rome, Italy. fiorenzo.laghi(-atsign-)uniroma1.it
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal: European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists (Eur Psychiatry), published in France. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2009-Jan; vol 24 (issue 1) : pp 41-6
Dates: Created 2009/01/12; Completed 2009/03/23;
PMID: 18835138, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 3/23/2009, IMS Date: )
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