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ArticlePsychological medicine2025

Associations of childhood irritability and parenting profiles with youth suicide attempt: a longitudinal person-centered approach.

Cassandra Zephirin, Marie-Claude Geoffroy, Eszter Szekely, Léa C Perret, Michel Boivin, Richard E Tremblay, Sylvana M Côté, Massimiliano Orri

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Cassandra ZephirinDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, https://ror.org/01pxwe438McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.ORCID 0009-0008-4364-9068
Marie-Claude GeoffroyDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, https://ror.org/01pxwe438McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Eszter SzekelyDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, https://ror.org/01pxwe438McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Léa C PerretMcGill Group for Suicide Studies, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Michel BoivinSchool of Psychology, https://ror.org/04sjchr03Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada.
Richard E TremblayDepartments of Pediatrics and Psychology, https://ror.org/0161xgx34University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Sylvana M CôtéDepartment of Social and Preventive Medicine, https://ror.org/0161xgx34University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Massimiliano OrriDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, https://ror.org/01pxwe438McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-1389-2610

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Abstract

backgroundChildhood irritability and harsh parenting are associated with youth suicide attempts. Parents' harsh reactions have been associated with children's irritable behavior. While studies have shown individual associations of irritability and parenting behaviors with suicide risk, few have considered these factors jointly. We aimed to identify profiles of children based on irritability and parenting during childhood and examine their associations with youth suicide attempt.

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resultsWe identified four profiles based on the joint development of irritability and parenting during childhood: (1) low irritability, low harsh parenting, and high positive parenting (30.3%); (2) moderate irritability, moderate harsh parenting, and high positive parenting (28.4%); (3) moderate irritability, moderate harsh parenting, and low positive parenting (26.6%); and (4) high irritability, high harsh parenting, and low positive parenting (14.8%). In logistic regression analyses, only children in the high irritability, high harsh parenting, and low positive parenting profile had higher odds of attempting suicide (OR = 2.51; 95% CI = 1.55-4.09) compared to those in the low irritability, low harsh parenting, and high positive parenting profile. This association remained significant (OR = 1.80; 95% CI = 1.03-3.15) in models adjusting for covariates.

conclusionChildren with chronically high irritability were also those experiencing the harshest parenting and the least positive parenting, as well as those most at risk of suicide attempt. Targeting both child and parental behavior may maximize suicide prevention efforts among children with high irritability.

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Irritable MoodParentingSuicide, AttemptedAdolescentAdultChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleQuebecYoung Adultlongitudinalparentingsuicidal behaviortrajectoryyouth irritability

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