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Suicide and Blacks: A Conceptual Framework
Author(s) -
Bush James A.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
suicide and life‐threatening behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.544
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1943-278X
pISSN - 0363-0234
DOI - 10.1111/j.1943-278x.1976.tb00879.x
Subject(s) - conceptual framework , phenomenon , white (mutation) , mental health , psychology , suicide attempt , value (mathematics) , suicide prevention , social psychology , poison control , sociology , medicine , psychiatry , medical emergency , epistemology , social science , computer science , biochemistry , chemistry , gene , philosophy , machine learning
Suicide among black Americans has risen sharply in this decade. The suicide pattern differs from that of white Americans in that black suicide is mainly a youth phenomenon and the rates between black females and black males are relatively equal. The lack of research into these phenomena is highlighted along with an exploration of current explanations. A specific conceptual framework is proposed that includes extragroup pressure, intragroup pressure, and value orientation. The framework is extended into the area of mental health planning, as well as behavioral science practice.