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Youth Engagement as a Protective Factor for Rural &
Urban Youth Suicidal Ideation
Dr. Laura Lynne Armstrong Ph.D., C.Psych. (Supervised Practice)
Assistant Professor, Saint Paul University
School of Counselling, Psychotherapy, & Spirituality
Clinical Psychologist – Child, Adolescent, Family, & Adult Psychotherapy Psychoeducational & Gifted Assessments
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Youth Suicide in Canada
Accounts for more deaths than , , & all other natural causes of death
4-6x more likely to die in than regions
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Risk Factors
Suicidal Ideation
Low Perceived
Social Support
Low Self-Esteem
Depressive Symptoms
Risk Behaviours
All of these are more prevalent in Canadian rural than urban communities
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Youth Engagement
Youth Engagement
- Fewer Depressive Symptoms
- Higher Self-Esteem
- Fewer Risk Behaviours
- Greater Social Support
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Is Youth Engagement a Protective Factor?
Breadth, Intensity, Meaningful Engagement
Risk Factors /
Rural Dwelling
Youth Engagement
Suicidal Ideation
FINDING = SUICIDE RISK (Frankl)
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Methods
Survey
813 rural & urban secondary school youth
Non-remote rural (1-2 hours from a city centre)
Measurement of meaningful engagement (Youth Engagement Matrix): Structured extracurricular activity Based on positive psychology literature
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% Current Suicidal Ideation
0
5
10
15
20
25
Female Male
21.3
13.4 14.2
6.8
Rural Urban
Gender: F(1,762) = 5.40, p = .02 Rural/Urban: F(1,762) = 50.24, p = .002
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Findings: Rural Dwelling
Rural
Females Youth
Engagement Suicidal Ideation
Rural Males Youth Engagement
Suicidal Ideation
F(1, 242) = 4.74, p = .03
F(1, 214) = 6.52, p = .01
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Findings: Risk Factors
Suicidal Ideation
Social Isolation
Low Self-Esteem
Risk Behaviours
Depressive Symptoms
Youth Engagement
Meaningful Engagement � Breadth of Engagement � Intensity of Engagement
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Research Contributions
rural suicidal ideation
Youth engagement as a
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Implications
prospective avenue for prevention (rural dwelling / risk factors)
Targeted approaches
Facilitate prevention rural females
Reach youth before suicidal concerns emerge
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Where do we go from here?
Feasibility – Invitations to engage those at risk; creation of rural opportunities for engagement
Scalability
What can you do?
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Questions?
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Acknowledgement