Bidirectional Associations Between Civic Engagement, Depressive Symptoms, and Suicidality in Youth: A Population‐Based Study
Types of civic engagement were differentially associated with later depressive symptoms, but not suicidality. Further research is needed to clarify the mechanisms underlying these associations, including the potential role of engagement frequencies, motivations, and contextual factors.
Authors
- Natalie Castellanos‐Ryan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7077-1340)
- Erinn L. Acland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1550-9980)
- Tianna Loose (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2656-2760)
- Massimiliano Orri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1389-2610)
- Victoria Talwar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9806-0279)
- Sylvana M. Côté (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7944-0647)
- Isabelle Ouellet‐Morin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4591-3199)
- Francis Vergunst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2277-6323)
- Anthony Sciola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8615-4091)
- Frédérick L. Philippe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6997-8072)
- Marie‐Claude Geoffroy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8587-8378)
- Alain Girard
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- Université du Québec à Montréal (CA)
- University of Oslo (NO)
- Douglas Mental Health University Institute (CA)
- Harvard University Press (US)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine (CA)
- Research Unit on Children's Psychosocial Maladjustment (CA)
- International Centre for Comparative Criminology (CA)
- McGill University (CA)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Adolescence
- Published
- 2025-08-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.70029
- Primary Topic
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux
- Ministère de la Santé
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research