There is a dearth in the scientific literature examining community factors of suicide in a theoretically grounded manner, in particular for Asian American groups. This study used the cultural model of suicide to examine the experience of suicide for a Lao group in California. Interviews were conducted with focus groups and community leaders pooled from the Center for Lao Studies, and then coded using a direct content analysis, in tandem with an inductive approach. The results revealed areas in which the community had a notable impact and shaped suicide risk within the Lao group. The findings also highlighted the need for additions to the current cultural model of suicide to reflect the impact of these community factors.
What is the public significance of this article?This study suggests that suicidal behavior within the Laotian community is informed by culturalspecific factors. Furthermore, this study points to the importance of understanding the impact of how community affects service use, in helping to prevent suicide and encourage treatment engagement within the Lao and other minority groups.
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Objective. To test whether political activists who are arrested at a protest will subsequently be more or less able to successfully run for office. Methods. We use a conjoint survey experiment conducted on Amazon's Mechanical Turk platform. Participants are asked to choose between hypothetical candidates, with a protest arrest randomly added to the description of one candidate. We also vary the group that organized the protest, the demographics of the candidate, how much time has passed since the protest, and the seriousness of the arrest charge. Results. We find left-leaning voters can see a protest arrest as an asset, if it occurred at a left-wing protest. Right-leaning voters are less tolerant of protest arrests though, especially if the candidate is black or if the protest was recent. Conclusion. We conclude that activists with electoral ambitions should weigh the risks of arrest carefully, especially if they are black or will need to appeal to right-leaning electorates. Arrests are common at U.S. protests. But although this risk is often discussed in protestor "know your rights" trainings, the long-term impacts of getting arrested at a protestwhich may vary across race and gender-are uncertain (
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