Racial/ethnic and gender differences in the antecedents of youth suicide
| Autor: | Christina Seowoo Lee, Y. Joel Wong |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Suicide note Adolescent Sociology and Political Science Social Psychology Ethnic group Poison control Suicide Attempted Suicide prevention White People Suicidal Ideation 03 medical and health sciences Sex Factors 0302 clinical medicine Ethnicity medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences 030212 general & internal medicine Child Suicidal ideation Suicide attempt 05 social sciences medicine.disease Mental health United States Black or African American Substance abuse Female medicine.symptom Psychology 050104 developmental & child psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. 26:532-543 |
| ISSN: | 1939-0106 1099-9809 |
| DOI: | 10.1037/cdp0000326 |
| Popis: | Objectives This study examined racial/ethnic and gender differences in the antecedents of adolescent suicide deaths in the United States. Method Using postmortem data (N = 3,996, mean age = 16.01, 77% male) from the National Violent Death Reporting System, the authors investigated whether White, Black, Native American, Asian Pacific Islander American, and Latinx youths aged 10 to 18 varied in their rates of circumstances that either preceded or appear to have contributed to their suicides. Gender differences and gender by race/ethnicity moderation effects were examined in addition to racial/ethnic differences. These antecedents included, but were not limited to, mental health problems and treatment, history of suicide attempt and suicidal ideation, presence of a suicide note, interpersonal problems, substance abuse problems, school problems, and exposure to the death or suicide of a loved one. Results Logistic regression analyses revealed racial/ethnic and gender differences in the prevalence of several antecedents of youth suicide. One race/ethnicity by gender moderation effect related to suicide notes was identified. Conclusions The findings suggest considerable gender and racial/ethnic heterogeneity in suicide risk factors and highlight the need for more research on suicidal behavior in minority youths, as well as culturally tailored prevention efforts. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved). |
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