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ArticleJournal of adolescence2025

A longitudinal study of adolescent pathways differentiating suicide ideation and attempt in early adulthood.

Geneviève Morneau-Vaillancourt, Massimiliano Orri, Isabelle Ouellet-Morin, Marie-Claude Geoffroy, Michel Boivin

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Geneviève Morneau-VaillancourtSocial, Genetic & Developmental Psychiatry (SGDP) Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5322-6252
Massimiliano OrriDepartment of Psychiatry, McGill Group for Suicide Studies, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Isabelle Ouellet-MorinSchool of Criminology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Marie-Claude GeoffroyDepartment of Psychiatry, McGill Group for Suicide Studies, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Michel BoivinSchool of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

Funding

Canada Research ChairsCanadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)Centre de recherche du CHU Sainte-JustineFondation Lucie et André ChagnonFonds de Recherche du Québec-Santé (FRQS)Fonds de recherche du Québec-Sociéte et culture (FRQSC) 2022-B3Z-297753Institut de la statistique du QuébecInstitut de recherche Robert-SauvéMinistère de la FamilleMinistère de la Santé et des Services sociauxMinistère de l'Éducation et de l'Enseignement supérieurMinistère du Travail, de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité socialeRéseau québécois sur le suicide, les troubles de l'humeur et troubles associés (RQSHA)Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) 756-2021-0516Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) 510174
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Abstract

objectiveSuicide ideation and attempt are leading risk factors for mortality in young adults. However, the adolescent risk factors distinguishing suicide ideation from attempt in young adults remain unclear. The present study aimed to examine the extent to which within-person stability and change in depressive symptoms, school difficulties, and peer victimization from ages 12 to 17 were differentially associated with later suicide ideation and attempt from ages 20 to 23.

methodThe study included 1647 participants from the Quebec Longitudinal Study of Child Development (QLSCD; 52% female). Participants reported on their depressive symptoms, school difficulties, and peer victimization at ages 12, 13, 15, and 17, and on suicide ideation and attempt at ages 20 and 23. Data were collected in the Province of Quebec, Canada, between 2010 and 2021.

resultsResults indicated that 11% (N = 121) and 8% (N = 86) reported suicide ideation and attempt, respectively, between ages 20 and 23. A random-intercept cross-lagged panel model showed that within-person increases in depressive symptoms during adolescence were related to both suicide ideation and attempt, whereas within-person increases in school difficulties and peer victimization were for the most part related to suicide attempt only. Within-person stability in depressive symptoms from ages 12 to 17 years were also related to suicide attempt, and not ideation. However, this association was only marginally significant.

conclusionFindings suggest that experiencing unusual rises in school difficulties and peer victimization during adolescence, as well as depressive symptoms persisting over time, may distinguish young adults who think about suicide from those who attempt suicide.

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DepressionSuicidal IdeationSuicide, AttemptedAdolescentBullyingChildCrime VictimsFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMalePeer GroupQuebecRisk FactorsYoung Adultdepressive symptomspeer victimizationschool difficultiessuicidal ideationsuicide attempt

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