Adolescent Siblings' Suicide Ideation

Bibliographic Data

ID2347438
AuthorsC J Tucker (0000-0002-0786-523X, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA), Desiree Wiesen-Martin (University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA)
Year2015
Volume36
Issue5
Pages609-625
Publication date2015-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Family Issues (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0192-513X • E-ISSN: 1552-5481
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0192513x14527095
OpenAlexW2102414581
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited40

Similarity of suicide ideation in 1,055 full- and half-adolescent sibling pairs was assessed using Add Health. In each of two waves of data, between 10% and 16% of older and 11% and 13% of younger siblings report suicide ideation, and within families there was some sibling overlap in suicide ideation within and across two waves of data. Logistic regression analyses revealed that sibling warmth predicted older siblings' suicide ideation, and older siblings' suicide ideation and sex composition of the sibling dyad predicted younger siblings' suicide ideation. Suicide ideation was not conditioned by sibling structural and relationship characteristics for older and younger siblings. Using an index of sibling similarity, previous sibling similarity in suicide ideation was predictive of sibling suicide ideation similarity 1 year later. Sibling relationship characteristics were unrelated to sibling similarity index. The importance of considering sibling resemblance in suicide ideation and taking a systemic approach to adolescent suicide are highlighted

Developmental psychology · Dyad · Logistic regression · Medical emergency · Poison control · Sibling · Suicidal ideation · Suicide prevention · Health disparities and outcomes · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies