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Adolescent Suicide and Arenas of Comfort

其他書名	Examining Differences in Ideation and Attempts
出版	California State University San Marcos, 2003
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=ZJuWNwAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋Simmons and colleagues (Simmons and Blyth, 1987; Simmons, Burgeson, Carlton-Ford, and Blyth 1987) developed the arena of comfort theory. Call and Mortimer (2001) employ this theory developing constructs in four comfort arenas: family, peer, school and work. Their findings suggest that supportive, comfortable environments improve an adolescent's mental health and achievement while promoting a greater understanding of adolescent adjustment. In this paper, I extend the notion of comfort arenas by examining suicidal ideation and attempt behavior within the contexts of family and peer comfort arenas. The main premise is that adolescents who have comfort in family and peer arenas are less likely to have suicidal ideation or to attempt it. This study utilizes data from Wave 1 of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (1994-1996) to examine variables which pertain to parent-adolescent relationships and adolescent friendships. The results indicate that adolescents with family comfort are less likely to have suicidal ideation. Thus, there is some support for Call and Mortimer's empirical constructs of comfort arenas improving an adolescent's mental health and achievement.