ArticleScandinavian journal of child and adolescent psychiatry and psychology2021
Associations between insecure attachment styles to parents and suicidal ideation in adolescents with depression.
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- Attachment Concepts and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviours in Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Clinical psychology & psychotherapyPooled it
- Theory of Mind, Attachment and Metacognitive Functions in Depression.Turk psikiyatri dergisi = Turkish journal of psychiatry · 2025Article
- Attachment, suicidal behavior, and self-harm in childhood and adolescence: a study of a cohort of Brazilian schoolchildren.BMC pediatrics · 2023Article
- The Influence of Insecure Attachment to Parents on Adolescents' Suicidality.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveSuicidal ideation and depressive symptoms are often interrelated in clinical settings. Insecure attachment may be a risk factor for suicidal ideation in depressed adolescents. To our knowledge, this study is the first to examine the association between self-reported insecure attachment styles to both parents and suicidal ideation in a clinical sample of adolescents with depression.
methodsFifty clinically depressed adolescents (13-17 years, 84% girls) completed self-reported measures of suicidal ideation, depressive symptoms, and attachment style to parents.
resultsThere was a statistically significant bivariate association between higher levels of attachment anxiety in relation to mothers and fathers and higher levels of suicidal ideation. When attachments to both parents were included in the same multivariate model, only attachment anxiety to the mother was significantly associated with the level of suicidal ideation. Self-reported depressive symptoms remained significantly associated with the level of suicidal ideation in all analyses. Younger adolescents with attachment anxiety reported higher levels of suicidal ideation than older adolescents.
conclusionConclusions about directionality and causality of associations between insecure attachment and suicidal ideation are limited due to the cross-sectional design. Our findings suggest that attachment anxiety in relation to the mother and father is associated with increased levels of suicidal ideation. Implication of these findings for treatment selection is discussed.
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