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Anat Brunstein-Klomek1, Israel Orbach, Sorin Meged

  • 1Department of Psychology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel. klomeka@childpsych.columbia.edu

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health
|October 20, 2005
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Suicidal adolescents exhibit a self-concept overwhelmed by negative aspects and highly differentiated positive ones. Understanding self-complexity is crucial for assessing and treating adolescent suicidality.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Adolescent Psychiatry

Background:

  • Self-complexity, a measure of cognitive complexity, influences psychological well-being.
  • Adolescent suicidality is a significant public health concern requiring better understanding of contributing factors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the characteristics of self-complexity in suicidal adolescents.
  • To compare self-complexity in suicidal adolescents with non-suicidal psychiatric patients and healthy controls.

Main Methods:

  • Employed Linville's self-complexity measure to assess four aspects: number of positive/negative traits, number of positive/negative/neutral self-aspects, trait redundancy, and subjective similarity.
  • Participants included 32 suicidal inpatients, 32 non-suicidal inpatients, and 32 control participants.

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Main Results:

  • Suicidal adolescents displayed a significantly higher number of negative traits and negative self-aspects compared to both control and psychiatric groups.
  • Suicidal individuals showed more positive categories and fewer neutral categories, alongside lower redundancy in positive traits, when compared to controls.
  • Statistical significance for negative traits, negative self-aspects, and neutral self-aspects was maintained after Bonferroni correction.

Conclusions:

  • The suicidal self is characterized by an overabundance of negative aspects and a high degree of differentiation in positive aspects.
  • These findings underscore the importance of considering self-complexity in the assessment and treatment strategies for adolescent suicidality.