Family Factors Related to Suicidal Behavior in Adolescents

Xavier Alvarez-Subiela, Carmina Castellano-Tejedor, Francisco Villar-Cabeza, Mar Vila-Grifoll and Diego Palao-Vidal ()
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Xavier Alvarez-Subiela: Suicide Conduct Unit, Psychiatry and Psychology Department, Sant Joan de Déu Hospital, 08950 Esplugues del Llobregat, 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
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

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 16, 1-15

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.

Keywords: suicidal behavior; adolescent; family factors; stressful life events; suicide prevention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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