Is IQ in childhood associated with suicidal thoughts and attempts?: Findings from the Mater University Study of Pregnancy and its outcomes

Rosa Alati; David Gunnell; Jake Najman; Gail Williams; Debbie Lawlor

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Is IQ in childhood associated with suicidal thoughts and attempts? Findings from the Mater University Study of Pregnancy and its outcomes

Rosa Alati, David Gunnell, Jake Najman, Gail Williams, Debbie Lawlor

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Abstract

This study explores associations of IQ at age 14 with adult symptoms of suicidal thoughts and attempts at age 21. Analysis was based on the Mater University Study of Pregnancy and its outcomes, an Australian prospective birth cohort study started in Brisbane Australia in 1981. We assessed associations with suicide thoughts, plans, and attempts. We used two measures of IQ: the Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices and the Wide Range Achievement Test. In multivariable analyses, there was an inverse association between Raven's IQ and suicide thoughts, plans, and attempts, but no strong evidence of an association between the WRAT3 and the three suicidal items. Specific aspects of intelligence may be associated with suicidal thoughts, plans, and attempts.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	282-93
Number of pages	12
Journal	Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
Volume	39
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1521/suli.2009.39.3.282
Publication status	Published - Jun 2009

Keywords

Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Cohort Studies
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Intelligence
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Motivation
Pregnancy
Queensland
Statistics as Topic
Suicide, Attempted
Thinking
Young Adult

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