Youth Engagement and Suicide Risk: Testing a Mediated Model in a Canadian Community Sample |
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Authors: | Heather L Ramey Michael A Busseri Nishad Khanna Youth Net Hamilton Youth Net/Réseau Ado Ottawa Linda Rose-Krasnor |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Psychology, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada;(2) Centre of Excellence for Youth Engagement, Toronto, ON, Canada;(3) Hamilton, ON, Canada;(4) Ottawa, ON, Canada |
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Abstract: | Suicide is a leading cause of death among adolescents in many industrialized countries. We report evidence from a mediation
model linking greater youth activity engagement, spanning behavioral and psychological components, with lower suicide risk
through five hypothesized intrapersonal and interpersonal mediating factors. Self-report survey data (15% French, 85% English)
were gathered from a community sample of 5,015 Canadian adolescents participating in a mental health promotion program. Youth
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age = 15.77, SD = 1.42, 50% female) were from two urban centers in southern Ontario, Canada. Youth engagement (youth’s most important
type of activity, frequency of involvement, and psychological engagement), suicide risk predictive factors (self-esteem, current
concerns, depressive symptoms, coping ability, and connections with others), and suicide risk (ideation and attempts) were
assessed. Consistent with the hypothesized mediation model, enjoyment and stress in youth’s most important activity and various
activity types were associated with the various hypothesized suicide risk predictive factors, which in turn were related to
suicide risk. Implications for conceptualizations of youth engagement as a multidimensional construct and for suicide risk
prevention efforts are discussed. |
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