Alcohol, Adolescence, and Suicidality

描述（由申请人提供）： 自杀意念和行为与酒精参与密切相关，两者都代表了青少年和年轻人的严重公共卫生问题。然而，关于酒精参与的具体方面（例如，消费，大量消费，后果）与自杀倾向的方面（例如，构思、计划、尝试）或尝试的特征（例如，医疗护理）。 使用15至18岁青少年的多个国家数据集，拟议的研究探讨了酒精参与在预测自杀倾向方面的作用。酒精参与水平被假设与自杀倾向的各个方面有关，控制人口统计学，其他药物使用，个体差异（例如，抑郁症），家庭和同伴环境，以及生活压力。根据现有的文献，这些关系预计将更强的年轻人比年长的青少年。其他潜在的主持人（例如，抑郁症和行为问题），以及对酒精和自杀的共同影响，将在性别，年龄和种族中进行检查。研究结果将有助于澄清发展差异的自杀倾向的预测，并告知早期识别和预防工作中的风险青年。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Suicidal ideation and behavior are strongly related to alcohol involvement, and both represent serious public health problems for adolescents and young adults. However, little is known regarding whether specific facets of alcohol involvement (e.g., consumption, heavy consumption, consequences) are differentially related to aspects of suicidality (e.g., ideation, plan, attempt), or characteristics of attempt (e.g., medical attention). Using multiple national datasets of adolescents between the ages of 15 and 18, the proposed research examines the role of alcohol involvement in the prediction of aspects of suicidality. Levels of alcohol involvement are hypothesized to be related to aspects of suicidality, controlling for demographic, other drug use, individual differences (e.g., depression), family and peer environment, and life stress. Based on extant literature, these relations are expected to be stronger for younger than older adolescents. Other potential moderators (e.g., depression and conduct problems), as well as the common influences on alcohol and suicidality, will be examined across gender, age, and race. Results will help clarify developmental differences in the prediction of suicidality and inform early identification and preventive efforts among at-risk youth.