Material hardship and suicidal behavior: Associations among parents and non-parents

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• Alternative Title:
  Suicide Life Threat Behav
• Personal Author:
  Austin, Anna E. ; Shanahan, Meghan E.
• Description:
  Introduction:
  
  Material hardship is unique facet of economic distress and may be a risk factor for suicidal behavior. Parents are more likely to experience both material hardship and suicidal behavior than non-parents. The aims of this study were to (a) examine the association of material hardship with suicidal behavior and (b) assess whether associations differed for parents and non-parents.
  
  Methods:
  
  We used data from Waves IV and V of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (N = 10,685). We conducted logistic regression to examine the association of one and two or more material hardships at Wave IV with suicidal behavior at Wave V.
  
  Results:
  
  Overall, 38.8% of participants reported material hardship at Wave IV and 7.5% reported suicidal ideation or attempts at Wave V. In the total sample, one material hardship (OR = 1.57, 95% CI 1.20, 2.06) and two or more material hardships (OR = 1.52, 95% CI 1.04, 2.21) were associated with an increased likelihood of suicidal behavior. Among parents, two or more material hardships (OR = 1.86, 95% CI 1.17, 2.94) were associated with an increased likelihood of suicidal behavior. Among non-parents, one material hardship (OR = 1.81, 95% CI 1.26, 2.59) was associated with an increased likelihood of suicidal behavior.
  
  Conclusions:
  
  Programs and policies aimed at addressing material hardship, particularly accumulating material hardships among parents, may be an effective suicide prevention strategy.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Humans Logistic Models Longitudinal Studies Parents Risk Factors Suicidal Ideation
• Source:
  Suicide Life Threat Behav. 51(4):646-656
• Pubmed ID:
  33280153
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8179931
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  P01 HD031921/HD/NICHD NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R01 CE003118/CE/NCIPC CDC HHSUnited States/ ; R01CE003118/ACL/ACL HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  51
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c6850e309ac3763d5d1879ad5bc8b5650f5af4f4460174c2fc694b37040a0dd7
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/109142/cdc_109142_DS1.pdf
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