Elevated Suicide Risk Among Earthquake-Exposed Adolescents in Turkiye: The Role of Mental Well-Being and Perceived Social Support

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dc.contributor.authorKilicaslan, Fethiye
dc.contributor.authorDuken, Mehmet Emin
dc.contributor.authorBayazit, Huseyin
dc.contributor.authorDemir, Arzu Caliskan
dc.contributor.authorOcak, Sevval
dc.contributor.authorCarik, Ceylan
dc.contributor.authorOz, Abdurrahman
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-04T13:33:15Z
dc.date.available2026-04-04T13:33:15Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractBackground: The 2023 Kahramanmaras earthquakes significantly impacted the mental health of adolescent survivors. This study examines the prevalence of elevated suicide risk and suicide attempt (SA) among these adolescents. It explores the roles of mental well-being and perceived social support in mitigating suicidality. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between June 2023 and January 2024 at the child psychiatry clinics of Harran University and Inonu University Medical Schools. The sample comprised 1,417 adolescents aged 14 to 18 years who presented for initial psychiatric assessment. Data were collected on demographics, earthquake experiences, and mental health status using the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS), and the Suicide Probability Scale (SPS). Results: The prevalence of elevated suicide risk was 47.1%, and SA was 9.4% among participants. Multiple traumas, including witnessing deaths and spending time under rubble, were associated with elevated suicide risk. Male gender, damage to one's home, residing in temporary housing, and sleep disturbances were significant predictors of elevated suicide risk. Conversely, higher MSPSS and WE-MWBS scores were associated with reduced suicide risk, collectively explaining 59.9% of its variance. Conclusions: The findings underscore the critical need for targeted interventions that enhance mental well-being and strengthen social support networks to mitigate suicidality among earthquake-affected adolescents. Future research should explore longitudinal effects and develop strategies to bolster resilience in this vulnerable population.
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/00207640251377923
dc.identifier.issn0020-7640
dc.identifier.issn1741-2854
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-1902-9669
dc.identifier.pmid41035259
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105017774941
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/00207640251377923
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/109038
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001586087700001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSage Publications Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Social Psychiatry
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250329
dc.subjectsuicide risk
dc.subjectadolescent
dc.subjectmental well-being
dc.subjectsocial support
dc.subjectearthquake
dc.titleElevated Suicide Risk Among Earthquake-Exposed Adolescents in Turkiye: The Role of Mental Well-Being and Perceived Social Support
dc.typeArticle

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