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The Associations of Race/Ethnicity and Suicidal Ideation among College Students: A Latent Class Analysis Examining Precipitating Events and Disclosure Patterns
Author(s) -
De Luca Susan,
Yan Yueqi,
Lytle Megan,
Brownson Chris
Publication year - 2014
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/sltb.12102
Subject(s) - ethnic group , psychology , suicidal ideation , latent class model , race (biology) , interpersonal communication , ideation , clinical psychology , odds , social psychology , suicide prevention , poison control , logistic regression , medicine , gender studies , sociology , statistics , mathematics , environmental health , anthropology , cognitive science
The aim of this paper was to examine precipitating events for suicidal ideation and how these experiences relate to disclosure in a diverse sample of college students were examined. Among non‐Hispanic White students, relationship/academic problems were most associated with ideation. A romantic break‐up increased the odds of getting help. Among racial/ethnic minority students, family/academic problems were most associated with ideation and students who reported multiple events were less likely to get help compared with those not reporting events. Future research should examine the reasons for interpersonal conflict among this high‐risk group and their attitudes about help‐seeking, and identify cultural norms associated with disclosure.