- London, A. S., & Antshel, K. M. (2025). Sibling and parental military service and suicidality among adolescents in the United States. Military Medicine, 190(7-8), 1637-1645. https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usae550
- The linked lives principle of life course theory emphasizes the interconnectedness of individuals and the influence that one’s military service can have on family members. Drawing from this principle, this study examined the association between having a sibling or a parent in the military and indicators of suicidality among 48,915 adolescents (12–17 years old). Adolescents self-reported whether they had a parent or sibling currently serving in the military and answered yes or no to the following 5 indicators of suicidality: thinking a lot about death, thinking they would be better off dead, thinking about suicide, planned suicide, and attempted suicide. In general, adolescents with a parent or sibling in the military were at higher risk of suicidality than those without a parent or sibling in the military.
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