LEADER 04266cam 2200517Ia 4500001 ocn664855043 003 OCoLC 005 20141212053522.0 006 m d 007 cr bn||||||||| 008 100922s2010 ncua ob 000 0 eng d 035 (Sirsi) o664855043 035 (OCoLC)664855043 040 ERE |cERE |dERE |dUtOrBLW 043 n-us--- 049 EREE 090 RC569 100 1 Tomasula, Jessica L. |?UNAUTHORIZED 245 10 Adolescent sexual assault and suicidal behaviors : |binvestigating a national sample / |cby Jessica L. Tomasula. 260 [Greenville, N.C.] : |bEast Carolina University, |c2010. 300 62 pages : |billustrations, digital, PDF file 336 text |2rdacontent 337 computer |2rdamedia 338 online resource |2rdacarrier 538 System requirements: Adobe Reader. 538 Mode of access: World Wide Web. 502 |bM.A. |cEast Carolina University |d2010. 500 Presented to the faculty of the Department of Psychology. 500 Advisor: Laura Anderson. 500 Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Feb. 14, 2011). 520 3 This study was designed to shed light on two public health concerns: sexual assault and suicidal behaviors among the adolescent population. Sexual assault history, sex differences, and the combination of both sexual assault history and sex were examined when considering suicidal behaviors among high-school adolescents. This study utilized responses from the most recent national survey, 2007 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System. Adolescents reporting a history of sexual assault were approximately six times (OR=6.384) more likely to have attempted suicide in the past year when compared to adolescents reporting no history of sexual assault. When examining each sex separately, the relationship was stronger for males: Males reporting a history of sexual assault were nearly ten times (OR=9.757) as likely to have attempted suicide at least once in the past year when compared to males reporting no such history. Females reporting a history of sexual assault were nearly five times (OR=4.712) more likely to have attempted suicide in the previous twelve months when compared to females reporting no such history. When examining suicidal behaviors among adolescents reporting a sexual assault history, the rates between male and female adolescents were indistinguishable. That is, on average, 26% of males and females with a sexual assault history attempted suicide within the past 12 months. In order to investigate the impact on suicide attempts requiring medical attention, the final, iterative logistic regression models included age, sexual assault history, and sex x sexual assault history as an interaction term. A statistically significant sex x sexual assault history emerged, Wald chi-square (1, 40)=11.00, p=.002 when examining responses from adolescents reporting suicidal behavior within the past 12 months. That is, males reporting a sexual assault history reported suicide attempts requiring medical attention more frequently than male suicide attempters without sexual assault histories, as well as both groups of female suicide attempters - both with and without sexual assault histories. Implications for the existing literature base and potential school-based suicide prevention and intervention programs are discussed. 504 Includes bibliographical references. 650 0 Suicidal behavior |xRisk factors |zUnited States. |=^A888257 650 0 Teenagers |xSuicidal behavior |zUnited States. |=^A1019747 650 0 Rape victims |zUnited States. |=^A394258 650 0 Male rape victims |zUnited States. |=^A843662 653 Psychology, Clinical 700 1 Anderson, Laura. |=^A1037661 710 2 East Carolina University. |bDepartment of Psychology. |?UNAUTHORIZED 856 40 |zAccess via ScholarShip |uhttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/2947 949 |ojgml 994 C0 |bERE 596 1 4 998 2329444