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Abstract
The existing literature on the contribution of substance use
and psychosocial risk factors in the development of suicidal ideation in the
Turkish youth provides limited information. This study aims to compare the
relative association of substance use and psychosocial risk factors with suicidal
ideations in a sample of high school students in Istanbul.
High school students were administered a survey of 66 questions in the
school setting. The total number of students surveyed was 31,604 by the Istanbul
Department of Education, and the primary questions and their sub-questions
generated dependent and independent variables that were used in this study. The
relationship between substance use, psychosocial factors, and suicidal ideation
was explored in this study. Logistic regression was used with independent
variables, such as substance use, light users, and heavy users and dependent
variables as suicidal ideation. The variation explained by this model was
compared to the variation explained by the psychosocial factors (age, gender,
school type, immigration status, perceived family affluence, parental education,
school grades, self-esteem scale, faith scale, anomie scale, anxiety scale,
depression scale, irritability scale, antisocial personality scale, time with peers,
time with family, parental involvement, family substance use, and peer influence)
while exploring the strength of the associations for each factor.
Psychosocial factors explained 33.8 % variance in the dependent
variable, i.e., suicidal ideation, whereas substance use among those participants
explained only 2.2 % variance in predicting suicidal ideation. Restricting analyses
to heavy drug users found a consistently low explained variance of about 1.5 %
of suicidal ideation in this population.
The psychosocial factors are stronger predictors of suicidal ideation
as compared to the substance use risk factors in a sample of Turkish youth.
期刊介绍:
Adolescent Psychiatry a peer-reviewed journal, aims to provide mental health professionals who work with adolescents with current information relevant to the diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders in adolescents. Adolescent Psychiatry reports of original research, critical reviews of topics relevant to practitioners, clinical observations with analysis and discussion, analysis of philosophical, ethical or social aspects of the fields of psychiatry and mental health, case reports with discussions, letters, and position papers. Topics include adolescent development and developmental psychopathology, psychotherapy and other psychosocial treatment approaches, psychopharmacology, and service settings and programs. The primary focus of the work should be on adolescents, transition-aged youth, The primary focus of the work should be on adolescents, transition-aged youth, or emerging adults, that is, persons 12-24 years of age . Articles on families of adolescents, or adults who have been followed since adolescence will also be considered.