Suicide attempts among youth attending special education centres: risk and protective factors
Year: 2026
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Purpose: = 1730) who attended Youth Sociotherapy Centres (YSC) and Youth Correctional Centres (YCC) in Poland. Methods: Auditory self- administered surveys were conducted as part of school lessons with procedures in place to ensure anonymity and confidentiality of the data. Hierarchical linear regression was used to analyse the relationship between the frequency of suicide attempts and a set of risk and protective factors. Results: The results indicate that the risk factors identified as associated with the frequency of suicide attempts were depressive symptoms, sensation-seeking tendencies and having experienced violence and cyberbullying from peers. Among the risk factors confirmed only for boys were the ongoing use of medication for stomach ache, and also listening to music in leisure time. In turn, the risk factors that were confirmed only among girls were domestic conflicts/violence and the use of medicine for nega-tive emotional states. Playing computer games appeared to be a protective factor, but only for boys; no protective factors were identified for girls. Conclusions: Preventive efforts should be aimed at early identification of youth at risk of depression, peer or domestic violence as well as training YSC/YCC staff in brief interventions addressed to young people at risk of suicide.
Source: Postępy Psychiatrii i Neurologii
Institution: Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7161296092