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A heuristic inquiry on the role of person‐environment interaction in suicide risk among transgender youth
Author(s) -
Chang Brie,
Delaney Kathleen
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6171
pISSN - 1073-6077
DOI - 10.1111/jcap.12237
Subject(s) - transgender , psychology , affect (linguistics) , suicide prevention , nursing literature , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , medicine , medical emergency , alternative medicine , communication , pathology , psychoanalysis
Elevated levels of suicide risk among transgender youth have alarmed both public health officials and researchers from various disciplines. Despite nursing's robust involvement in suicide research, literature reviews indicate a lack of nursing research focused on suicide among transgender youth. Most of the existing literature pertain to predictive factors in either the individual or environmental domain. There is limited research examining how interactions with the environment in of itself might be a predictive factor. This paper treats the subject of suicide risk among transgender youth with a heuristic inquiry into person–environment interaction. The Society to Cell Resiliency Framework and Social Self Preservation Model were used to inform exploration of how person–environment interactions might be associated with suicide risk. Implications of this framework will be discussed in terms of how it may affect advancements in nursing education, practice, and research with transgender youth.