Risk and Resiliency Factors Influencing Suicidality Among Urban African American and Latino Youth |
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Authors: | Lydia O'Donnell Carl O'Donnell Dana Meritt Wardlaw Ann Stueve |
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Institution: | Education Development Center, Inc., Newton, Massachusetts 02458, USA. lodonnell@edc.org |
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Abstract: | For decades, suicide rates among minority African American and Latino young people have been stable and, when compared with Whites, relatively low. This is no longer the case, underscoring the need for documenting and understanding the problem of suicidality in this population. We report on the prevalence and predictors of suicidality among 879 urban adolescents in the Reach for Health study. All youth resided in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods; 69% were African American, 16% Latino, and 15% reported mixed or other ethnicity. In the past year, 15% had seriously considered suicide; 13% had made a suicide plan, 11% had attempted suicide at least once, and 4% reported multiple attempts. Risk factors significantly related to suicidal ideation are being female, having basic needs unmet, engaging in same-gender sex, and depression. Resiliency factors include family closeness and, marginally, religiosity. Risk factors related to reports of suicide attempts are being female, being Hispanic, and depression; family closeness is strong resiliency factor. Family composition, ethnic identity, coping style, peer support, and school attachment are not significant correlates of suicidal ideation or attempts. |
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Keywords: | suicide adolescence minority health mental health depression |
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