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  "abstract": "Youth suicide attempt is an important clinical and public health concern, yet prediction of suicide attempt among youth with a history of self-harm remains challenging. Disrupted states of arousal may play an important role in the etiology of suicide attempt but have rarely been measured objectively in prospective studies. In this study, we examined to what extent actigraphy-derived arousal markers and questionnaire-based psychosocial measures collected at age 14 could predict self-reported suicide attempt at age 17 in a population-based sample of 1,321 adolescents with a history of self-harm from a United Kingdom cohort. We conducted both inferential analyses (univariable and multivariable logistic regressions), and predictive (machine learning) modeling using nested cross-validation. Cannabis use, peer problems, depressive symptoms, higher BMI, lower self-esteem, and sex emerged as significant independent predictors of later reported suicide attempt. Machine learning models achieved moderate predictive performance (AUROC = 0.65–0.67), with relatively high sensitivity (0.71–0.81) but lower specificity (0.37–0.53). Peer problems and depressive symptoms were consistently among the most important predictors across models. Although some actigraphy-derived measures contributed to prediction in specific models, two-stage analyses suggested little incremental predictive value beyond questionnaire-based measures alone. These findings highlight the importance of cannabis use, interpersonal difficulties and depressive symptoms in predicting suicide attempt among adolescent who self-harmed and suggest a limited additional contribution of actigraphy-derived arousal markers for long-term prediction.",
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    {
      "name": "Martin Sellier Silva"
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    {
      "name": "Bhavya Patwa"
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    {
      "name": "Dylan James"
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    {
      "name": "Martin Lepage"
    },
    {
      "name": "Lena Palaniyappan"
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    {
      "name": "Massimiliano Orri"
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  "bibtex": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/2zgh8mfgd8hwf.bib",
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  "pmcid": null,
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  "published": "2026-09-13",
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  "subjects": [
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      "origin": "bepress:Clinical Psychology",
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  "title": "Predictors of suicide attempt in adolescents with a history of self-harm: a machine learning study combining psychosocial and actigraphy measures",
  "title_text": "Predictors of suicide attempt in adolescents with a history of self-harm: a machine learning study combining psychosocial and actigraphy measures",
  "type": "preprint",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-30T12:25:13Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/2zgh8mfgd8hwf",
  "venue": "PsyArXiv",
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