The Impact of Impulsivity and Academic Achievement on Suicidal Ideation in Adolescents

A Cross-Lagged Panel Analysis

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ID11670736
AuthorsChenxu Wang (0000-0001-6883-2733, Collaborative Innovation Center of Assessment toward Basic Education Quality, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China), Yang Yang (0000-0002-3705-7612, Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education, Academy of Psychology and Behavior, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, China), Zhehao Jiang (McGill University), Xiaoxiao Niu (0000-0002-8751-4893, Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, London, UK), Yu Liu (0000-0002-0016-2902, Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education, Academy of Psychology and Behavior, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, China), Xuji Jia (0000-0001-5866-2750, Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education, Academy of Psychology and Behavior, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, China), Lin Lin (0000-0002-6342-5618, Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education, Academy of Psychology and Behavior, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, China), Yunyun Zhang (0000-0002-3898-539X, Collaborative Innovation Center of Assessment toward Basic Education Quality, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume42
Issue8
Pages969-994
Publication date2022-05-17
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of Early Adolescence (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0272-4316 • E-ISSN: 1552-5449
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/02724316221088754
OpenAlexW4280565675
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited46

This study used a cross-lagged panel analysis to explore the effect of impulsivity and academic achievement on the development of suicidal ideation in adolescents using three-time assessments with an interval of 6 months. A total of 211 adolescents (104 boys, 107 girls with a mean age of 13.62 ± 0.68 years in the third assessment) completed the Barratt Impulsivity Scale, the Monthly Exam, and the Suicidal Ideation/Suicidal Attempt Questionnaire to evaluate the level of impulsivity, academic achievement, and suicidal ideation, respectively. Our results showed that impulsivity was a primary risk factor of suicidal ideation in adolescents during their early stage in junior high school, especially for girls, while academic achievement had an increasing effect on suicidal ideation as adolescents progressed to the higher grades in junior high school, suggesting that taking appropriate intervention measures at specific stages might be critical to prevent suicidal ideation in adolescents

Academic achievement · Developmental psychology · Ideation · Impulsivity · Intervention (counseling · Medical emergency · Poison control · Psychiatry · Suicidal ideation · Suicide prevention · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies · Traumatic Brain Injury Research

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