Suicidality among high school students in Hong Kong, SAR

Paul S F Yip; K. Y. Liu; T. H. Lam; Sunita M. Stewart; Eric Chen; Susan Fan

doi:10.1521/suli.34.3.284.42772

Suicidality among high school students in Hong Kong, SAR

Paul S F Yip, K. Y. Liu, T. H. Lam, Sunita M. Stewart, Eric Chen, Susan Fan

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Suicide is the leading cause of death in Hong Kong SAR for the youth aged 15-24. This study examined the prevalence of suicidality among secondary school students in Hong Kong using a representative, territory-wide sample of 2,586 students. Suicidal behaviors can be conceptualized as a spectrum of self-destructive behaviors. Cumulative logit model analysis indicated that a range of factors, such as unhappy family life, were associated with increasing levels of suicidality. Use of illicit drugs, inhalants, and tobacco differentiated attempters from ideators. The implications of the research findings are discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	284-297
Number of pages	14
Journal	Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
Volume	34
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1521/suli.34.3.284.42772
State	Published - Sep 2004

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Psychiatry and Mental health

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