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Chang H, Yao Z, Zhang Y, Chen J, Shi P. The relationship between abuse and neglect and adolescent suicidality: A moderated mediation model. Front Psychol 2022; 13:1019878. [PMID: 36467224 PMCID: PMC9714442 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1019878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 08/26/2023] Open
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Abuse and neglect can lead to suicide in adolescents; however, the internal mechanisms between abuse and neglect and suicidality remain unclear. We hypothesized that abuse and neglect could affect adolescent suicidality, and that mediating and moderating mechanisms exist between these two variables. We tested the mediating effects of stressful life events (misunderstanding and discrimination by others, poor academic performance, failed exams, interpersonal problems, and school punishment) on suicidal tendencies and moderating effects of resilience among 5,852 adolescents from 37 middle schools in five provinces of North, south, East, west, and central China. We used a questionnaire to collect data and adopted structural equation modeling to verify the correlation, mediating, and moderating effects among the variables. The results showed that stressful life events mediated the relationship between abuse, neglect, and suicide. Furthermore, resilience moderated the direct effect and second half of the mediating effect.
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- Hongjuan Chang
- School of Nursing, Xinxiang Medical College, Xinxiang, China
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- Graduate School of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- School of Nursing and Health, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- School of Nursing, Xinxiang Medical College, Xinxiang, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Xinxiang Medical College, Xinxiang, China
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Merino-Soto C, Salas-Blas E, Pérez-Amezcua B, García-Rivas J, Peña OIG, Toledano-Toledano F. Brief Sensations Seeking Scale (BSSS): Validity Evidence in Mexican Adolescents. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19137978. [PMID: 35805633 PMCID: PMC9265267 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19137978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 05/14/2022] [Accepted: 05/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Sensation seeking is a construct associated with risky behaviors over a wide age range, but validation studies in Mexico are lacking. The aim of this study was to investigate the validity of two versions of the Brief Sensation Seeking Scale (the BSSS-8 and BSSS-4) in young Mexican individuals. The sample consisted of 2884 students (age: M = 16.6, SD = 1.5) from five preparatory schools in Morelos, Mexico. The internal structure of the BSSS was evaluated according to the structural equation modeling (SEM) parameterization, including measurement invariance (compared to the factor loadings obtained in the meta-analysis); conditional reliability; and equivalence between versions. The unidimensionality and measurement invariance (configurational, factor loadings, thresholds, intercepts, and residuals) across sex and age groups were satisfactory, and the factor loadings were highly congruent with those obtained in the meta-analysis. Reliability was suitably high (greater than 0.80), especially near the mean scores, but was lower for extreme scores. Thus, the instrument was concluded to be optimal for defining the construct of sensation seeking, consistent with the findings of previous studies.
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- César Merino-Soto
- Instituto de Investigación de Psicología, Universidad de San Martín de Porres, Lima 34, Peru; (C.M.-S.); (E.S.-B.)
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- Instituto de Investigación de Psicología, Universidad de San Martín de Porres, Lima 34, Peru; (C.M.-S.); (E.S.-B.)
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- Centro de Investigación Transdisciplinar en Psicología, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Pico de Orizaba 1, Los Volcanes, Cuernavaca 62350, Mexico;
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- Centro Interamericano de Estudios de Seguridad Social, San Ramon S/N, San Jeronimo Lidice, Magdalena Contreras C.P., Mexico City 10100, Mexico; or
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- Institute for the Future of Education, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Av. Eugenio Garza Sada Sur No. 2501, col. Tecnologico, Monterrey 64849, Mexico;
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- Unidad de Investigación en Medicina Basada en Evidencias, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez National Institute of Health, Márquez 162, Doctores, Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City 06720, Mexico
- Unidad de Investigación Sociomédica, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra, Calzada México-Xochimilco 289, Arenal de Guadalupe, Tlalpan, Mexico City 14389, Mexico
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +52-5580094677
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Méndez-Bustos P, Fuster-Villaseca J, Lopez-Castroman J, Jiménez-Solomon O, Olivari C, Baca-Garcia E. Longitudinal trajectories of suicidal ideation and attempts in adolescents with psychiatric disorders in Chile: study protocol. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e051749. [PMID: 35193905 PMCID: PMC8867341 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Adolescent suicide is a worldwide public health problem, being the second and the third leading cause of death in the 15-29 and the 15-19 age groups, respectively. Among adolescents, it is estimated that for every suicide, there are 100-200 suicide attempts. Although 79% of suicides in the world occur in low/middle-income countries, most of scientific evidence comes from high-income and low-risk countries. In recent years, adolescent suicide rates have steadily increased in Chile. Deaths caused by self-harm increased by 220% in the population aged 10-19 years between 2000 and 2015. The Maule Region is one of the regions of Chile with the highest levels of suicide among those aged 15 and 19 years old. The objective of this study is to evaluate the trajectories of ideation and suicidal attempts in adolescents with psychiatric disorders treated within the public health system of the Maule Region, Chile, based on different clinical, psychological and neuropsychological factors. METHOD A prospective naturalistic study of a clinical sample of adolescents under psychiatric treatment in the Maule Region, Chile. Adolescents will be evaluated using a thorough protocol that includes suicide-related clinical variables. The study seeks to establish patterns of change in the trajectories of ideation and suicide attempts among adolescents. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Ethical approval was granted by the Scientific Ethics Committee of the Universidad Católica del Maule in Chile. This protocol was registered in ClinicalTrials.gov. The results of this study will be disseminated to health centres through executive reports and feedback sessions. In addition, the most relevant findings will be presented in scientific articles, conferences and seminars open to the community. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT04635163.
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- Pablo Méndez-Bustos
- Department of Psychology, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca, Chile
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Católica del Maule, The Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neurosciences Research Center (CINPSI Neurcog), Talca, Chile
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- Department of Adult Psychiatry, Nîmes University Hospital, Nimes, France
- IGF, CNRS-INSERM, University Montpellier, Montpellier, France
- CIBERSAM, Madrid, Spain
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- New York State Center of Excellence for Cultural Competence, New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
- Center on Poverty and Social Policy, School of Social Work, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca, Chile
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Católica del Maule, The Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neurosciences Research Center (CINPSI Neurcog), Talca, Chile
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- Department of Psychology, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca, Chile
- Psychiatry, University Hospital Jimenez Diaz Foundation, Madrid, Spain
- Psychiatry, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Rey Juan Carlos, Mostoles, Spain
- Department of Psychiatry, General Hospital of Villalba, Villalba, Spain
- Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Infanta Elena, Valdemoro, Spain
- CIBERSAM (Centro de Investigacion en Salud Mental), Carlos III Institute of Health, Madrid, Spain
- Department of psychiatry, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nîmes, Nîmes, France
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López Steinmetz LC, Fong SB, Godoy JC. Suicidal risk and impulsivity-related traits among young Argentinean college students during a quarantine of up to 103-day duration: Longitudinal evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic. Suicide Life Threat Behav 2021; 51:1175-1188. [PMID: 34453361 PMCID: PMC8646869 DOI: 10.1111/sltb.12799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Revised: 05/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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AIM This study aimed to examine longitudinal changes on suicidal risk levels, adjusting for impulsivity-related traits, quarantine duration, main demographic factors, mental disorder history, and loneliness, in young Argentinean college students with (ideation; attempt) and without suicidal behavior history, during a quarantine of up to 103-day duration of the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS A longitudinal design with two-repeated measures was used (N = 1202). Follow-up was a month later from the first measurement. Three groups were analyzed: with suicidal ideation history, with suicide attempt history, and without suicidal behavior history. RESULTS Percentages of college students with high or moderate suicidal risk were alarming (accumulated: 62.23% first measurement, 57.65% second measurement). Multilevel analysis on the three groups showed that suicidal risk diminished from the first measurement to the follow-up, having mental disorder history predicted higher suicidal risk, and negative urgency had the largest increasing effects on suicidal risk which persisted over time. CONCLUSIONS Suicidal risk widely affects college students during lengthy quarantines of the COVID-19 pandemic and it should be tracked in those having pre-existing vulnerabilities, but also in those without. Education on managing negative emotions may help decrease suicide risk in college students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Lorena Cecilia López Steinmetz
- Laboratorio de PsicologíaFacultad de PsicologíaInstituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas (IIPsi)Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (UNC) ‐ Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET)Boulevard de la Reforma y Enfermera Gordillo, s/n.Córdoba5000Argentina,Decanato de Ciencias SocialesUniversidad Siglo 21CórdobaArgentina
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- Laboratorio de PsicologíaFacultad de PsicologíaInstituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas (IIPsi)Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (UNC) ‐ Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET)Boulevard de la Reforma y Enfermera Gordillo, s/n.Córdoba5000Argentina
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Chunmei H, Lingling H, Ning G, Yang L. Relationships Among Extreme Sports Participation, Sensation Seeking, and Negative Risky Behaviors of Middle-School Students. Front Psychol 2021; 12:722769. [PMID: 34526940 PMCID: PMC8436974 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.722769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Objective: The aim was to investigate the relationships among extreme sports participation, sensation seeking, and negative risky behaviors (smoking, drinking alcohol, and gambling) for middle-school students. Methods: Using a convenience sampling procedure, all students from a middle school in a district of Chongqing were selected to participate in the survey, which included questions on their extreme sports participation rate, and smoking, drinking alcohol, and gambling behavior. Results: A sample of 2,987 middle-school students participated in this study. The results showed that the proportions of students participating in extreme sports, smoking, drinking alcohol, and gambling were 19.9, 4.8, 18.4, and 3.0%, respectively. There were significant differences between different genders, schools, place of residence, smoking, drinking, gambling, and sensation seeking of the participation rate of students of extreme sports, the rate of boys, junior middle-school students, urban students, smokers, alcohol drinkers, gamblers, and high-sensation-seeking students were relatively higher than that of girls, senior middle-school students, rural students, no-smokers, no-alcohol drinkers, no-gamblers, and low-sensation-seeking students. Alcohol drinking, gambling, and sensation seeking were associated with extreme sports participation, and the students who drank alcohol, who gambled, and who were high sensation seeking were more likely to participate in extreme sports than those who did not drink alcohol, who did not gamble, and who were low sensation seeking. Conclusion: Middle schools should integrate extreme sports education into physical education and risky-behavior education, strengthen relevant knowledge and safety training, and guide students to meet their sensation-seeking needs through participation in extreme sports instead of risky behaviors.
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- Hu Chunmei
- Laboratory of Emotion and Mental Health, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Chongqing, China
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- Laboratory of Emotion and Mental Health, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Chongqing, China
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- Laboratory of Emotion and Mental Health, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Chongqing, China
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- Laboratory of Emotion and Mental Health, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Chongqing, China.,Aviation and Automobile School, Chongqing Youth Vocational and Technical College, Chongqing, China
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