Ion-suicidal Self-injury and Suicidal Ideation as Predictors of Suicide Attempts in Adolescent Girls: A Multi-wave Prospective Study

• NCJ Number: 249291
• Journal: Comprehensive Psychiatry Volume: 58 Dated: April 2015 Pages: 1-10
• Author(s): Lori N. Scott; Paul A. Pilkonis; Alison E. Hipwell; Kate Keenan; Stephanie D. Stepp
• Date Published: April 2015
• Length: 10 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
• Publication Format: Article; Document (Online)
• Publication Type: Research (Applied/Empirical); Report (Study/Research); Report (Grant Sponsored)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This study used prospective data from the Pittsburgh Girls Study, a large community sample, to compare groups of girls reporting no suicide ideation (SI) or non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), SI only, or both NSSI and SI between early to late adolescence on any lifetime or recent suicide attempts in late adolescence and early adulthood.

Abstract

The study found that compared to girls with no SI or NSSI history and those with only an SI history, girls with a history of both NSSI and SI were significantly more likely to subsequently report both lifetime and recent suicide attempts. Results are consistent with the acquired capability theory for suicide and suggest that adolescent girls who have engaged in NSSI and also report SI represent a particularly high-risk group in need of prevention and intervention efforts. (Publisher abstract modified)