Abstract
Family environment has a clear role in suicidal behavior of adolescents. We assessed the relationship between parental bonding and suicidal behavior in suicidal (n=53) and non-suicidal (n=47) adolescent inpatients. Two dimensions of parental bonding: care and overprotection, were assessed with the Parental Bonding Instrument. Results showed that adolescents with severe suicidal behavior tended to perceive their mothers as less caring and more overprotective compared to those with mild or no suicidal behavior. A discriminant analysis distinguished significantly between adolescents with high suicidality and those with low suicidality [χ 2(5)=15.54; p=0.01] in 71% of the cases. The perception of the quality of maternal bonding may be an important correlate of suicidal behavior in adolescence and may guide therapeutic strategies and prevention.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 504-507 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | European Psychiatry |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by a grant from the Levin Family Fund in Israel and by The Judie and Marshall Polk Research Fund for Children at Risk. The authors wish to thank Drs. Moshe Shein (deceased), Leonid Kikenzon, Daniel Stein and Gidi Avidan for their support and Michaella Gerchak for scientific editing.
Funding
This work was supported by a grant from the Levin Family Fund in Israel and by The Judie and Marshall Polk Research Fund for Children at Risk. The authors wish to thank Drs. Moshe Shein (deceased), Leonid Kikenzon, Daniel Stein and Gidi Avidan for their support and Michaella Gerchak for scientific editing.
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| Judie and Marshall Polk Research Fund for Children at Risk | |
| Levin Family Fund in Israel |
Keywords
- Adolescence
- Depression
- Parental bonding
- Suicide
