SynthesisSchool psychology quarterly : the official journal of the Division of School Psychology, American Psychological Association2017
School connectedness and suicidal thoughts and behaviors: A systematic meta-analysis.
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84 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Social Determinants of Health and Suicide-Related Outcomes: A Review of Meta-Analyses.JAMA psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Classroom Management and Facilitation Approaches That Promote School Connectedness.The Journal of school health · 2023Pooled it
- The role of school connectedness in the prevention of youth depression and anxiety: a systematic review with youth consultation.BMC public health · 2022Pooled it
- The roles of school in supporting LGBTQ+ youth: A systematic review and ecological framework for understanding risk for suicide-related thoughts and behaviors.Journal of school psychology · 2022Pooled it
- The Impact of Positive School Climate on Suicidality and Mental Health Among LGBTQ Adolescents: A Systematic Review.The Journal of school nursing : the official publication of the National Association of School Nurses · 2021Pooled it
- Association of Self-Compassion With Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors and Non-suicidal Self Injury: A Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Pooled it
- Intersectional Minority Stress and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors among Black Sexual and Gender Minority Youth.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- Adolescent suicidal distress and adult mental health: findings from a 25-year population based cohort.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Article
- Negative Parenting Attitudes and Adolescent Suicidal Ideation: The Moderated Mediating Role of Academic Helplessness and Organized Youth Activity Participation.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Explaining Suicidal Behavior Among Adolescents in the Urban Community Context: Insights From a School-Based Study in Depok City, Indonesia.Journal of community psychology · 2026Article
- Peer victimization, school belonging, and epigenetic aging among children of Latino immigrants.Child development · 2026Article
- Understanding Youth Suicide Risk Through Changes in Protective Strength Factors.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Suicidal behaviour and resilience-related factors among adolescents in Poland and war-affected Western Ukraine.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2026Article
- Developmental assets and mental health among black sexual minority male adolescents: A dominance analysis of depressive symptoms and suicidal behaviors.Journal of research on adolescence : the official journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence · 2026Article
- Suicide attempts among youth attending special education centres: risk and protective factors.Postepy psychiatrii neurologii · 2026Article
- Multilevel risk and protective factors for self-harm, suicidal ideation and suicide attempt in adolescents.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2026Article
- Silent Suicidal Ideation: Low Rates of Disclosure Among Children and Adolescents Who Attempt Suicide.Child psychiatry and human development · 2026Article
- Gambling disorder as a risk factor for suicidal ideation in medical students.Scientific reports · 2026Observational
- Perceived academic pressure and mental health in adolescents: a cross-sectional study examining individual vulnerabilities and school climate.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2026Article
- Trajectories of Suicidal Ideation among Chinese High School Students: Predictive Effects of Family Risk and School Connectedness.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2026Article
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Abstract
Among the protective factors associated with reduced risk for suicide, scientific inquiries into school connectedness are especially important considering that schools are ideally situated to provide interventions reaching the vast majority of youth. Although there is a wealth of research that supports the association between school connectedness and reduced self-report of adolescents having a suicidal thought or making a suicide attempt, inconsistencies in the way studies have measured and operationalized school connectedness limit synthesis across findings. This meta-analytic study investigates the literature exploring associations between school connectedness and suicidal thoughts and behaviors across general and subpopulations (high risk and sexual minority youth) using a random effects model. Eligible studies examined a measure of school connectedness explicitly referred to as "school connectedness" or "connections at school" in relation to suicidal ideation or suicide attempts among youth enrolled in school (Grades 6-12). Multiple metaregression analyses were conducted to explore the influence of school connectedness measurement variation, as well as participant characteristics. Results, including 16 samples, support that higher school connectedness is associated with reduced reports of suicidal thoughts and behaviors across general (odds ratio [OR] = 0.536), high-risk (OR = 0.603), and sexual minority (OR = 0.608) adolescents. Findings are consistent when analyzed separately for suicidal ideation (OR = 0.529) and suicide attempts (OR = 0.589) and remain stable when accounting for measurement variability. Although limited by its cross-sectional nature, findings support recent calls to increase school connectedness and proffer important implications for screening and intervention efforts conducted in schools. (PsycINFO Database Record
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