Examining area‐ and individual‐level differences in suicide ideation severity and suicide attempt among youth

Bibliographic Data

ID12388762
AuthorsChristopher Cambron (0000-0002-6129-0959, College of Social Work University of Utah Salt Lake City Utah USA, corresponding author), Jeremiah W Jaggers (0000-0002-5066-0192, College of Social Work University of Utah Salt Lake City Utah USA)
Year2023
Volume34
Issue1
Pages35-44
Publication date2023-10-24
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Research on Adolescence (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1050-8392 • E-ISSN: 1532-7795
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/jora.12894
PMID37873580
OpenAlexW4387893793
LanguageEN
References cited36

Youth suicide is a pressing problem and suicide rates are not equally distributed across geographic areas or socioeconomic status (SES). Death by suicide is often preceded factors including hopelessness and suicide ideation, planning, and attempt. The current study examined area- and individual-level differences in suicide ideation severity and suicide attempt in a state-representative sample of youth from 2019 (N = 78,740) and 2021 (N = 61,396). Youth from higher SES and rural areas showed lower suicide ideation severity and odds of suicide attempt. After including individual-level covariates, SES differences in ideation severity and suicide attempt persisted for 2019 but not 2021. Rural differences for ideation severity persisted across years but not for suicide attempt. Further research on geographic variation in suicide risk is needed

Injury prevention · Logistic regression · Medical emergency · Odds · Poison control · Population · Psychiatry · Socioeconomic status · Suicidal ideation · Suicide attempt · Suicide ideation · Suicide prevention · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies