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The Association Between Atypical Speech Development and Adolescent Self-Harm.
Jan McAllister1, Jane Skinner2, Rosemarie Hayhow3
1School of Health and Social Care, University of Essex, Colchester, United Kingdom.
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research : JSLHR
|April 20, 2023
Summary
Adolescents with speech sound disorder at age 8 have double the risk of self-harm with suicidal intent. Stuttering was not linked to adolescent self-harm or self-harm without suicidal intent.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Psychology
- Speech-Language Pathology
Background:
- Adolescent self-harm is a significant global public health concern.
- Factors like bullying and mental health issues are linked to adolescent self-harm.
- Stuttering and speech sound disorder are associated with these risk factors.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between stuttering, speech sound disorder, and adolescent self-harm.
- This study is the first to explore communication disorders in relation to adolescent self-harm.
Main Methods:
- Secondary analysis of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children.
- Identified children with stuttering or speech sound disorder at age 8.
- Examined self-harm at age 16 using multinomial logistic regression, adjusting for covariates.
Main Results:
- Speech sound disorder at age 8 was associated with self-harm with suicidal intent (adjusted odds ratio ~2).
- Stuttering at age 8 was not associated with adolescent self-harm.
- No association was found between speech sound disorder and self-harm without suicidal intent.
Conclusions:
- Adolescents with speech sound disorder at age 8 face double the risk of reporting self-harm with suicidal intent.
- Speech sound disorder appears to be an independent risk factor for self-harm with suicidal intent in adolescents.
- Findings highlight the importance of considering communication disorders in adolescent mental health assessments.
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