Adolescent suicide, gender, and culture: A rate and risk factor analysis

Langhinrichsen‐Rohling, Jennifer; Friend, John; Powell, Anastasia

doi:10.1016/j.avb.2009.06.010

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“…Research, historically, has focused more on European American, or majority youth suicidality over African American suicidality [16,37,46]. Further, more published research is available on risk factors of African American youth suicidality than on protective factors, thus emphasizing a more negative perspective with this population, rather than the more resiliencybased framework of protective factors [11].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Gender differences in risk and protective factors for suicidality may have implications on suicide-prevention programs, treatment, and interventions. Despite the need for further understanding of gender differences in African American suicidality, there is a dearth of literature that explores gender differences, particularly among minority cultures [37].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, much of the literature reviewed by Balis and Postolache pertained to older or age-unspecified African American populations. Another literature review focused on risk and, to a lesser extent, protective factors for adolescent suicide, and gender differences, across four ethnic groups, including African Americans [37]. Joe reviewed literature on national suicide trends of African American youth, with an emphasis on explanatory hypotheses and practice implications, and, to a much lesser extent, risk and protective factors for African American youth suicide [30].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Suicidality Protective Factors for African American Adolescents: A Systematic Review of the Research Literature

Droege¹

2017

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Overall rates of African American adolescent suicide have been increasing for the past 50 years; however, the research literature examining factors related to suicide for these vulnerable youth is sparse. The shortage of research literature on suicidality protective factors is particularly significant. Little is known about the impact of protective factors on African American youth, especially within subgroups (e.g., gender and socioeconomic status). Approximately 40% of African American youth live in poverty, exposing them to contextual stressors that place them at increased risk for suicidality. Females are significantly more likely to have suicidal ideation and make attempts, whereas males surpass females in their rates of completions. To better understand suicidality protective factors, we conducted a systematic review of the research literature on protective factors for African American adolescents, with a focus on gender differences and urban, low-income youth. This review yielded 26 articles that met inclusion criteria and identified protective factors in the following categories: familial, religiosity-based, relational/social, personal, and socioecological. Gender differences and protective factors for urban, low-income youth are discussed, regarding their role in the prevention of suicidality. This review highlights a need for further research to identify and clarify suicidality protective factors for African American adolescents.

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Suicidality Protective Factors for African American Adolescents: A Systematic Review of the Research Literature

Droege¹

2017

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“…According to literature, it was observed increased risk for NSSI in face of: family history of suicidal behaviour [20,21]; difficulties in the parent-child relationships, with perception by the patient of poor communication and lack of warmth [22][23][24]; physical or sexual abuse [25][26][27][28]; social exposure to NSSI ("social contagion") [29,30]; acute life events (rejection, dispute, loss, etc.) [25,[31][32][33]; bullying e cyber bullying [13,34]; migration, social transplantation, adverse sociocultural discrimination [35,36].…”

Section: Psychosocial Factors and Nssimentioning

confidence: 99%

Non Suicidal Self Injury in Adolescence: Psychosocial Predictors

Leite¹,

Ferreira²,

Veiga³

et al. 2017

J Gen Pract

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Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) has its typical onset during adolescence and usually configures a maladaptive coping strategy that serves numerous functions. Adverse psychosocial situations are related with an increased risk for NSSI. The objective of this work was to identify the most prevalent psychosocial risk factors for NSSI during adolescence and statistically significant associations between them. A convenience sample of 50 adolescents with identified history of NSSI was used. Each case was searched for the Abnormal Psychosocial Situations (APS) contemplated in the psychosocial axis (Axis V) of the International Classification of Diseases (10 th edition). The 10 more prevalent APS were present in at least 50% of the subjects. Several statistically significant associations between APS were identified, signalizing certain patterns of associations that suggest increased risk for NSSI. A proper assessment of the psychosocial contexts may allow identification of youth at risk for NSSI, and thus the institution of early intervention programs.

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“…Differences in suicidal rates between urban and rural areas have previously been investigated internationally [7,26,27,33] with higher rural suicide rates. Explanations for these differences have been largely speculated and have included urban-rural differences in employment opportunities, early marriage age, illiteracy, easy access to lethal methods especially to pesticide products and a dominant masculine culture [34][35][36]. Added to this, the lack of medical structure and distance from hospital in rural area,may explain that a majority of suicide attempts are becoming completed suicide and explains the absence of the so-called gender paradox, as reported by Canetto and Sakinofsky where usually it's women who most likely attempt suicide but succeed much less frequently than men [31].…”

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confidence: 99%