To What Extent are Trends in Teen Mental Health Driven by Changes in Reporting?

IF 5.3 1区经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS

Journal of Human Resources Pub Date : 2023-09-06 DOI:10.3368/jhr.0423-12854r1

Adriana Corredor-Waldron, Janet Currie

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Abstract

Rising reports of suicidal behaviors in children and adolescents have led to the recognition of a youth mental health crisis. However, reported rates can be influenced by access to screening and changes in reporting conventions, as well as by changes in social stigma. Using data on all hospital visits in New Jersey from 2008-2019, we investigate two inflection points in adolescent suicide-related visits and show that a rise in 2012 followed changes in screening recommendations, while a sharp rise in 2016-2017 followed changes in the coding of suicidal ideation. Rates of other suicidal behaviors including self-harm, attempted suicides, and completed suicides were essentially flat over this period. These results suggest that underlying suicide-related behaviors among children, while alarmingly high, may not have risen as sharply as reported rates suggest. Hence, researchers should approach reported trends cautiously.

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青少年心理健康的趋势在多大程度上受到报告变化的驱动?

越来越多关于儿童和青少年自杀行为的报道导致了对青少年心理健康危机的认识。然而，报告的比率可能受到获得筛查和报告公约的变化以及社会污名的变化的影响。利用2008年至2019年新泽西州所有医院就诊数据，我们调查了青少年自杀相关就诊的两个拐点，结果表明，2012年的上升是由于筛查建议的变化，而2016年至2017年的急剧上升是由于自杀意念编码的变化。其他自杀行为的比率，包括自残、自杀未遂和自杀完成，在此期间基本持平。这些结果表明，儿童中潜在的自杀相关行为虽然高得惊人，但可能并没有像报道的那样急剧上升。因此，研究人员应该谨慎对待报告的趋势。

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Journal of Human Resources Multiple-

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Human Resources is among the leading journals in empirical microeconomics. Intended for scholars, policy makers, and practitioners, each issue examines research in a variety of fields including labor economics, development economics, health economics, and the economics of education, discrimination, and retirement. Founded in 1965, the Journal of Human Resources features articles that make scientific contributions in research relevant to public policy practitioners.