Journal article
Family relationships and the interpersonal theory of suicide in a clinically suicidal sample of adolescents
Journal of marital and family therapy, v 48(3), pp 798-811
05 Oct 2021
PMID: 34608653
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Abstract
In a sample of suicidal adolescents (N = 117), we sought to identify how adolescents' attachment to their parents related to a key mechanism of suicide from the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide (IPTS). We tested both attachment-anxiety and attachment-avoidance, to both mother- and father-figures as correlates of the IPTS construct, perceived burdensomeness (PB). In addition, we tested PB as a mediator between these attachment variables and adolescent suicide ideation in a path analysis. Our path analysis indicated both mother- and father-related attachment anxiety were associated with PB and PB was related to suicide ideation. We also found an indirect effect of father-related attachment anxiety on suicide ideation. This study provides empirical support for earlier systemic work that proposes how family relationships may influence an adolescent's suicidal ideation. Finally, we provide practical clinical suggestions for how therapists may implement a systemic framework to address a suicidal adolescent and their family relationships.
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- Title
- Family relationships and the interpersonal theory of suicide in a clinically suicidal sample of adolescents
- Creators
- Quintin A. Hunt - Brigham Young UniversityE. Stephanie Krauthamer Ewing - Drexel UniversityLindsey M. Weiler - University of MinnesotaFeven A. Ogbaselase - Miami UniversityTai Mendenhall - University of MinnesotaJenifer K. McGuire - University of MinnesotaMorgan Monet - Brigham Young UniversityRoger Kobak - University of DelawareGuy S. Diamond - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Journal of marital and family therapy, v 48(3), pp 798-811
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 14
- Grant note
- R01-MH091059 / National Institute of Mental Health; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Counseling and Family Therapy; Center for Family Intervention Science
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000703426500001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85116386036
- Other Identifier
- 991019168628604721
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- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Family Studies
- Psychology, Clinical