ArticleJournal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines2024
Testing the interpersonal theory of suicide in adolescents: A multi-wave longitudinal study.
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- Two-week prevalence and correlates of suicidal ideation among first-visit general-hospital psychiatric outpatients: a cross-sectional study using the PHQ-9 and EPQ.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- In their own words: case studies of adolescent smartphone language preceding suicide-related hospitalizations.NPP - digital psychiatry and neuroscience · 2026Article
- Momentary stress and social context among adolescents at risk for suicide: An experience sampling study.Journal of affective disorders · 2026Article
- From hopeless thoughts to suicidal attempt: a topographic analysis of adolescents' suicidal process using structural equation modeling.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Acute suicidal ideation in context: highlighting sentiment-based markers through the diary entries of a clinically depressed sample.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Using Smartphone GPS Data to Detect the Risk of Adolescent Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- The Interpersonal Theory of Suicide: State of the Science.Behavior therapy · 2024Review
- Identifying factors impacting missingness within smartphone-based research: Implications for intensive longitudinal studies of adolescent suicidal thoughts and behaviors.Journal of psychopathology and clinical science · 2024Article
- The Association between Hyperactivity and Suicidal Behavior and Attempts among Children Referred from Emergency Departments.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2024Article
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backgroundSuicide is a major public health crisis among youth. Several prominent theories, including the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide (IPTS), aim to characterize the factors leading from suicide ideation to action. These theories are largely based on findings in adults and require testing and elaboration in adolescents.
methodsData were examined from high-risk 13-18-year-old adolescents (N = 167) participating in a multi-wave, longitudinal study; 63% of the sample exhibited current suicidal thoughts or recent behaviors (n = 105). The study included a 6-month follow-up period with clinical interviews and self-report measures at each of the four assessments as well as weekly smartphone-based assessments of suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Regression and structural equation models were used to probe hypotheses related to the core tenets of the IPTS.
resultsFeelings of perceived burdensomeness were associated with more severe self-reported suicidal ideation (b = 0.58, t(158) = 7.64, p < .001). Similarly, burdensomeness was associated with more frequent ideation based on weekly smartphone ratings (b = 0.11, t(1460) = 3.41, p < .001). Contrary to IPTS hypotheses, neither feelings of thwarted belongingness, nor interactions between burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness were significantly associated with ideation (ps > .05). Only elevated depression severity was associated with greater odds of suicide events (i.e., suicide attempts, psychiatric hospitalizations, and/or emergency department visits for suicide concerns) during the follow-up period (OR = 1.83, t(158) = 2.44, p = .01). No effect of acquired capability was found.
conclusionsPerceptions of burdensomeness to others reflect a critical risk factor for suicidal ideation among high-risk adolescents. Null findings with other IPTS constructs may suggest a need to adopt more developmentally sensitive models or measures of interpersonal and acquired capability risk factors for youth. Refining methods and theoretical models of suicide risk may help improve the identification of high-risk cases and inform clinical intervention.
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