Abstract

Suicide continues to be a considerable health risk among adolescents and is the second leading cause of death among adolescents between the ages of 10 and 24. Middle school-aged adolescents may be at a heightened risk for suicide, as middle school can be rife with intrapersonal and interpersonal stressors. One such stressor may be sexual activity and navigating sexual relationships. Past research has shown that parents can play an important role in helping adolescents cope with stressors at this age, but there is no identified research assessing whether parental conversations about sex are associated with suicidality among adolescents. The current study addressed this gap via secondary data analysis using logistic regression with a sample of 3,568 middle school students (mean age = 12.74; SD = 1.08). Results suggest that parental conversations about sex are a significant protective factor against suicidality, but only among adolescents who report having engaged in sexual activity.

摘要

自杀仍然是青少年的一个相当大的健康风险，并且是 10 至 24 岁青少年的第二大死亡原因。中学年龄的青少年自杀的风险可能更高，因为中学可能充斥着人际关系和人际关系压力源。其中一种压力源可能是性活动和维持性关系。过去的研究表明，父母可以在帮助这个年龄段的青少年应对压力方面发挥重要作用，但没有确定的研究评估父母关于性的谈话是否与青少年自杀有关。当前的研究通过对 3,568 名中学生（平均年龄 = 12.74；SD = 1.08）的样本使用逻辑回归进行二次数据分析来解决这一差距。