Abstract
Background: Little is known about the role of insight and satisfaction with life in adolescent suicidal behavior. Aims: The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between suicide risk, insight, and satisfaction with life among adolescents with mental disorders. Method: A total of 30 adolescents were evaluated using self-report measures of insight, satisfaction with life, and suicide risk. Regression analysis was used to assess the contribution of each factor to suicide risk. Results: Positive correlations were found between suicide risk and insight dimensions. Satisfaction with life correlated negatively with suicide risk and insight dimensions. Insight explained 27.3% of suicide risk (p =.003). Both insight and satisfaction with life explained 39.0% of suicide risk (p =.031). Conclusion: Among adolescents with mental disorders, insight is a risk factor, whereas satisfaction with life is a protective factor for suicidality. Insight affects suicide risk of adolescents with mental disorders via reduction of satisfaction with life.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 347-352 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Crisis |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2016 |
Keywords
- Adolescents
- Insight
- Psychiatric disorder
- Satisfaction with life
- Suicide
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Psychiatry and Mental health
