Risk and Protective Factors for Suicidal Behaviors Among Pacific Youth in New Zealand
| Autor: | Roshini Peiris-John, Tasileta Teevale, Pat Bullen, Terry Fleming, Arier Chi-Lun Lee, Simon Denny, Jemaima Tiatia-Seath, Terryann Clark |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander Adolescent Population Poison control Friends Suicide Attempted Personal Satisfaction Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Suicidal Ideation 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Risk Factors Injury prevention Medicine Humans Psychiatry education education.field_of_study Suicide attempt business.industry Human factors and ergonomics Patient Acceptance of Health Care Protective Factors 030227 psychiatry Psychiatry and Mental health Female Family Relations business Self-Injurious Behavior 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Demography Adolescent health New Zealand |
| Zdroj: | Crisis. 37(5) |
| ISSN: | 2151-2396 |
| Popis: | Abstract. Background: New Zealand has the second highest youth suicide rate in the OECD and particularly among Pacific New Zealanders, who have a threefold higher risk of suicide attempt compared with the general population. Aims: Protective and risk factors for suicide attempts among New Zealand Pacific adolescents were assessed using data from Youth'12, an adolescent health and well-being survey. Method: This randomly selected nationally representative sample of New Zealand secondary school students included 1,445 Pacific high school students aged 12–17 years. Results: One in 10 (11.6%) Pacific adolescents reported attempting suicide. Risk factors for suicide included: being female, household food insecurity, low levels of family connections and family monitoring, life dissatisfaction, having a religious affiliation, and previous suicide by a family member or friend. Of those who had made a suicide attempt, 71% also experienced both suicide ideation and self-harm. Conclusion: This study suggests that given the high rates of suicide ideation and attempts among Pacific young people, targeted trials for new ways of support should be prioritized for this high-risk group. The Pacific family environment, which continues to be the critical space for intervening, and the school environment, as a provider of health services, were both protective of suicide attempt. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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