Journal article
Testing Basic Assumptions of the Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire-15 in a Sample of Clinically Depressed and Suicidal Youth
Suicide & life-threatening behavior, v 50(2), pp 372-386
Apr 2020
PMID: 31600010
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Abstract
Suicide is a leading cause of death in adolescence. The mechanisms of adolescent suicidality, however, are not fully understood. Although the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide, as assessed by the Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire-15 (INQ), may be a promising framework, systematic study of its utility during adolescence is lacking.
To this end, we utilized factor analyses and hierarchical regression analyses to test the factor structure, correlates, and predictive validity of the INQ in a sample of clinically depressed and suicidal adolescents (N = 120, aged 12-18). The sample was mostly female (81.9%), ethnically diverse (68.2% non-White) and with nearly a third identifying as a sexual minority (31.8%).
Contrary to studies including adult samples in which a two-factor solution is identified, results within this sample indicated three factors: perceived burdensomeness, thwarted belongingness, and perceived isolation. Perceived burdensomeness and the interaction between perceived burdensomeness and perceived isolation predicted suicide ideation above and beyond depression, but thwarted belongingness and perceived isolation did not.
Perceived burdensomeness appears to play a role in adolescent suicidality and may be a point of intervention, yet the notable deviation from previous findings and the relative weakness of two of the factors warrant further study.
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- Title
- Testing Basic Assumptions of the Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire-15 in a Sample of Clinically Depressed and Suicidal Youth
- Creators
- Quintin A Hunt - University of MinnesotaLindsey M Weiler - University of MinnesotaJenifer McGuire - University of MinnesotaTai Mendenhall - University of MinnesotaRoger Kobak - University of DelawareGuy S Diamond - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Suicide & life-threatening behavior, v 50(2), pp 372-386
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Center for Family Intervention Science
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000489348300001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85074044523
- Other Identifier
- 991019168666104721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Psychiatry
- Psychology, Multidisciplinary