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JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
Volume 151, Issue 5, Pages 482-487Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.04.033
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- NCCDPHP CDC HHS [1-U48-DP-000063] Funding Source: Medline
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Objective To test the hypothesis that certain protective factors will reduce the risk of suicide behaviors in youth who are sexually abused. Study design Survey data come front 83,731 students in the 6th, 9th, and 12th grades in Minnesota. Four childhood sexual abuse groups were created: a) no history of sexual abuse; b) abuse by non-family member; c) abuse by family member; and d) abuse by both. Dependent variables included suicidal ideation and attempts. Four protective factors included: family connectedness. teacher eating, other adult caring. and school safety. Logistic regression was used in detecting differences in suicide behaviors across the 4 childhood sexual abuse categories. Results Four percent of students reported sexual abuse by a non-family member, 1.3% by a family member, and 1.4% by both. Although youth with a history of childhood sexual abuse were at increased risk for suicide behaviors compared with other youth, when protective factors were accounted for, the predicted probabilities of suicide behaviors for childhood sexual abuse youth were substantially reduced. Family connectedness was the strongest of the 4 protective factors. Conclusion Modifying select protective factors, particularly family connectedness, may reduce suicide risk in adolescents with childhood sexual abuse.
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