Avtor/Urednik		Tomori, Martina; Zalar, Bojan
Naslov		Gender differences in attemped adolescent suicide
Tip		članek
Vir		In: Merrick J, Zalsman G, editors. Suicidal behavior in adolescence: an international perspective. Tel Aviv: Freund publishing house,
Leto izdaje		2005
Obseg		str. 39-50
Jezik		eng
Abstrakt		The study investigated (questionnaire) whether differences in known suicide risk factors between girls and boys occur in groups of both suicide attempters and non-attempters. 4,203 non-attempters and 489 attempters of both sexes, high school students (14-19 years) participated. The questionnaire included Zungs Self-reported Depression Scale, Rosenbergs Self-Esteem Scale, questions on socio-demographic data, use of drugs, suicidal behaviour and other issues. Of 16 gender differences in the group of non-attempters, 11 differences were lost in the group of attempters, and five gender differences appeared just in the group of attempters. Adolescents who have already attempted suicide were more gender similar than their non-suicidal peers. The findings draw attention to the importance of normative gender differences in studying adolescent suicide and stress the need to assess carefully the suicide risk in relation to the gender of the adolescent.
Deskriptorji		SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED SEX FACTORS FAMILY SUBSTANCE ABUSE SELF CONCEPT STREET DRUGS QUESTIONNAIRES ADOLESCENCE