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Suicide Ideation and Attempts among Low‐Income African American Adolescents
Author(s) -
Fitzpatrick Kevin M.,
Piko Bettina F.,
Miller Elizabeth
Publication year - 2008
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.2008.38.5.552
Subject(s) - odds , suicidal ideation , ideation , protective factor , psychology , odds ratio , suicide prevention , perception , human factors and ergonomics , risk factor , demography , poison control , clinical psychology , logistic regression , medicine , environmental health , sociology , pathology , neuroscience , cognitive science
We examined the impact of risk and protective factors on the odds that African American adolescents seriously think about or attempt suicide. Data from students in grades 5–12 in a mostly urban, southeastern U.S. school district were analyzed. Findings support earlier work documenting differences in gender and grades. Risk factors were uniformly significant in understanding both ideation and attempts. Protective factors were not consistent predictors; the lowering role of religious protective factors was limited, though student's belonging to or their perception of belonging to a spiritual community was a significant factor in lowering the odds of suicide ideation.