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Are Mexican American Adolescents at Greater Risk of Suicidal Behaviors?
Author(s) -
Roberts Robert E.,
Roberts Catherine Ramsay,
Xing Yun
Publication year - 2007
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 - 10.1521/suli.2007.37.1.10
Subject(s) - mexican americans , ethnic group , odds , suicide prevention , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , demography , injury prevention , risk factor , odds ratio , psychology , occupational safety and health , suicidal behavior , medicine , clinical psychology , gerontology , environmental health , logistic regression , political science , sociology , pathology , law
A reexamination of ethnicity as a risk factor for adolescent suicidal behavior, focusing on whether Mexican American youths are at increased risk, was undertaken. Data from a sample of 4,175 African, European, and Mexican Americans, aged 11–17, are presented. We examined lifetime attempts and past year attempts, thoughts, and plans. Odds ratios, adjusting for covariates, indicate no differences between European and Mexican Americans on past year thoughts, plans, or attempts or lifetime attempts. Although some studies have reported Mexican American youths are at increased risk, we did not find any differences. Possible explanations for disparate results across studies are discussed, in particular methods effects.