Comparison of temporal trends in suicidal behaviors among high school students in Mississippi and the United States
Abstract Background Mississippi youth are demographically unique compared to that of the nation. The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence and trend of suicide ideation, suicide plans, suicidal attempts, and suicidal injury among high school students in Mississippi vs. in the United S...
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| description | Abstract Background Mississippi youth are demographically unique compared to that of the nation. The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence and trend of suicide ideation, suicide plans, suicidal attempts, and suicidal injury among high school students in Mississippi vs. in the United States (U.S.). Method Summary statistics, prevalence ratio (PR), and trend analysis were generated and compared between Mississippi high school students and their U.S. counterparts. Results The 2021 prevalences for suicide plans, suicide attempts, and suicide injury are all significantly higher for Mississippi high school students compared to their national counterparts. From 2001 to 2021, on the national level, none of the four suicide behaviors showed significant change, whereas, in Mississippi, suicide plans, suicide attempts, and suicide injury all had an increasing trend. Conclusions Our study reveals alarming increasing trends and significantly greater severity of suicidal burdens among Mississippi high school students compared to the nation. Left unattended, these trends may continue quicker due to a clustering effect. There is an urgent need for Mississippi to implement more and better intervention and prevention measures to stop and reverse the increasing trend of suicidal behaviors among its 9–12 graders. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-224253aa4c154be1a1a7a92aa2885bdf2025-08-20T02:32:26ZengSpringerDiscover Psychology2731-45372024-12-014111010.1007/s44202-024-00312-5Comparison of temporal trends in suicidal behaviors among high school students in Mississippi and the United StatesZhen Zhang0Wesley Zhang1Marinelle Payton2Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Health Sciences, Jackson State UniversitySchool of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical CenterDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Health Sciences, Jackson State UniversityAbstract Background Mississippi youth are demographically unique compared to that of the nation. The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence and trend of suicide ideation, suicide plans, suicidal attempts, and suicidal injury among high school students in Mississippi vs. in the United States (U.S.). Method Summary statistics, prevalence ratio (PR), and trend analysis were generated and compared between Mississippi high school students and their U.S. counterparts. Results The 2021 prevalences for suicide plans, suicide attempts, and suicide injury are all significantly higher for Mississippi high school students compared to their national counterparts. From 2001 to 2021, on the national level, none of the four suicide behaviors showed significant change, whereas, in Mississippi, suicide plans, suicide attempts, and suicide injury all had an increasing trend. Conclusions Our study reveals alarming increasing trends and significantly greater severity of suicidal burdens among Mississippi high school students compared to the nation. Left unattended, these trends may continue quicker due to a clustering effect. There is an urgent need for Mississippi to implement more and better intervention and prevention measures to stop and reverse the increasing trend of suicidal behaviors among its 9–12 graders.https://doi.org/10.1007/s44202-024-00312-5Prevalence trendRisk behaviorSuicidal ideationSuicide planSuicide attemptSuicide injury |
| spellingShingle | Zhen Zhang Wesley Zhang Marinelle Payton Comparison of temporal trends in suicidal behaviors among high school students in Mississippi and the United States Discover Psychology Prevalence trend Risk behavior Suicidal ideation Suicide plan Suicide attempt Suicide injury |
| title | Comparison of temporal trends in suicidal behaviors among high school students in Mississippi and the United States |
| title_full | Comparison of temporal trends in suicidal behaviors among high school students in Mississippi and the United States |
| title_fullStr | Comparison of temporal trends in suicidal behaviors among high school students in Mississippi and the United States |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparison of temporal trends in suicidal behaviors among high school students in Mississippi and the United States |
| title_short | Comparison of temporal trends in suicidal behaviors among high school students in Mississippi and the United States |
| title_sort | comparison of temporal trends in suicidal behaviors among high school students in mississippi and the united states |
| topic | Prevalence trend Risk behavior Suicidal ideation Suicide plan Suicide attempt Suicide injury |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1007/s44202-024-00312-5 |
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