Alcohol, Adolescence, and Suicidality

描述（由申请人提供）：自杀意念和行为与酗酒密切相关，对青少年和年轻人来说都是严重的公共健康问题。然而，关于酒精参与的具体方面（例如，消费、大量消费、后果）是否与自杀的各个方面（例如，意念、计划、企图）或企图的特征（例如，医疗照顾）有不同的关系，我们知之甚少。

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.