The long-lasting impact of adolescents' deviant friends on suicidality: a 3-year follow-up perspective.
The long-lasting impact of adolescents' deviant friends on suicidality: a 3-year follow-up perspective.
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青少年的异常朋友对自杀的长期影响:三年随访的观点。
DOI:
10.1007/s00127-012-0529-2
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发表时间:
2013
影响因子:
4.4
通讯作者:
Canetto,SilviaSara
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作者:
Winterrowd,Erin;Canetto,SilviaSara
BackgroundDuring adolescence, friends are increasingly important for support and values. Do friends also have a long-term impact on suicidality? This study explored the role of friendship problems (e.g., social isolation) and deviant friends during late adolescence on suicidal ideation and behavior 3 years later.MethodParticipants were 295 community adolescents (59 % Mexican-American; 41 % European-American) from the United States. Information about their suicidal ideation and behavior, depression, friendship problems, and deviant friends was collected at baseline and at a 3-year follow-up.ResultsHaving deviant friends was a better predictor of suicidality than having friendship problems, with variability by sex and ethnicity. Having deviant friends predicted suicidal ideation among Mexican-American adolescents. Having friends who were disconnected from school was a risk factor for suicidal ideation among European-American adolescents but a protective factor for suicidal behavior among Mexican-American adolescents, especially boys. Depression played more of a mediating role between friendship factors and suicidality for European-American than for Mexican-American adolescents.ConclusionsThis study’s findings suggest an influence of adolescents’ deviant friends on suicidality 3 years later. They also call for the cultural and gender grounding of suicide theory, research and prevention.