Pathways to Suicidal Behavior in Children and Adolescents: Examination of Child Maltreatment and Post-Traumatic Symptoms

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dc.contributor.authorMcRae, Elizabeth
dc.contributor.authorStoppelbein, Laura
dc.contributor.authorO'Kelley, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Shana
dc.contributor.authorFite, Paula
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Birmingham
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.contributor.otherJacksonville State University
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Kansas
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-28T19:35:18Z
dc.date.available2023-09-28T19:35:18Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractSuicide in youth exacts significant personal and community costs. Thus, it is important to understand predisposing risk factors. Experiencing adverse childhood experiences (ACES), such as child maltreatment (CM-ACE), and the presence of post-traumatic stress disorder has been identified as a risk factor of suicidal behaviors among adults. Theoretical models of suicide suggest that the presence of painful experiences such as CM-ACES increase the risk of suicidal behaviors. The relation between child maltreatment, post-traumatic stress symptom clusters (PTSS) and suicidal behaviors has not been explicitly examined among youth. The present study examined the relations between CM-ACES, PTSS clusters, and suicidal behaviors in a clinical population of children. Children, male, ages 6 to 14, enrolled in a residential treatment program completed self-report measures to evaluate variables of interest. Path analyses revealed statistically significant direct effects of CM-ACES and PTSS clusters on suicidal behaviors. Significant total indirect effects and marginally significant individual indirect effects of intrusion and avoidance symptoms were observed for the relation between CM-ACES and suicidal behavior. Findings suggest that symptoms associated with specific PTSS clusters might help explain the relation between CM-ACES and suicidal behavior, and therefore, present important implications for clinical practice and future research.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationMcRae, E., Stoppelbein, L., O’Kelley, S., Smith, S., & Fite, P. (2022). Pathways to Suicidal Behavior in Children and Adolescents: Examination of Child Maltreatment and Post-Traumatic Symptoms. In Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma (Vol. 15, Issue 3, pp. 715–725). Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-022-00439-4
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s40653-022-00439-4
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1927-0401
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/11487
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.subjectAdverse childhood experiences
dc.subjectChild maltreatment
dc.subjectPTSD
dc.subjectSuicide
dc.subjectSTRESS-DISORDER
dc.subjectPSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES
dc.subjectMENTAL-HEALTH
dc.subjectDIFFERENTIAL-DIAGNOSIS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD DYSFUNCTION
dc.subjectPOLY-VICTIMIZATION
dc.subjectYOUNG ADULTHOOD
dc.subjectPTSD SYMPTOMS
dc.subjectRISK
dc.subjectABUSE
dc.subjectFamily Studies
dc.subjectSocial Work
dc.titlePathways to Suicidal Behavior in Children and Adolescents: Examination of Child Maltreatment and Post-Traumatic Symptomsen_US
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