Moral objections to suicide and suicidal ideation among mood disordered Whites, Blacks, and Hispanics

Richardson-Vejlgaard, Randall; Sher, Leo; Oquendo, María A.; Lizardi, Dana; Stanley, Bárbara

doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2008.03.008

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“…These results are consistent with past findings that individuals who report more dimensions of reasons for living across also endorse less suicidal intent than do those who report fewer reasons for living (Malone et al, 2000;Richardson-Vejlgaard et al, 2009). However, only survival and coping beliefs remained a significant predictor in the multivariate model.…”

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“…However, African-American women use emergency psychological and psychiatric services at significantly higher rates than do men, as well as women from other ethnic groups (Compton et al, 2005;Doshi et al, 2005;Meadows et al, 2005). Recent reports also suggest that young African-American adult women are at high risk for suicidal ideation (Richardson-Vejlgaard et al, 2009) and suicide attempts (Baca-Garcia et al, 2010). Individuals who attempt suicide are markedly more vulnerable to future suicide attempts and/or deaths than are those without a history of suicide attempts (Brown et al, 2000;Mann et al, 2005).…”

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“…African-Americans report more reasons for living than do European Americans, especially moral objections and survival and coping beliefs (Bender, 2000;Morrison and Downey, 2000;Richardson-Vejlgaard et al, 2009). African-Americans report more reasons for living than do European Americans, especially moral objections and survival and coping beliefs (Bender, 2000;Morrison and Downey, 2000;Richardson-Vejlgaard et al, 2009).…”

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Associations Between Reasons for Living and Diminished Suicide Intent Among African-American Female Suicide Attempters

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African-American women are at high risk for suicide ideation and suicide attempts and use emergency psychiatric services at disproportionately high rates relative to men and other ethnic groups. However, suicide death rates are low for this population. Cultural variables in the African-American community may promote resilience and prevent fatal suicidal behavior among African-American women. The present study evaluated self-reported reasons for living as a protective factor against suicidal intent and suicide attempt lethality in a sample of African-American female suicide attempters (n = 150). Regression analyses revealed that reasons for living were negatively associated with suicidal intent, even after controlling for spiritual well-being and symptoms of depression. These results indicate that the ability to generate and contemplate reasons for valuing life may serve as a protective characteristic against life-threatening suicidal behavior among African-American women. Implications for research and clinical practice are further discussed.

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Associations Between Reasons for Living and Diminished Suicide Intent Among African-American Female Suicide Attempters

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“…Numerous studies in clinical and non-clinical samples have consistently demonstrated that RFL may play protective roles in preventing individuals from putting their suicidal thoughts into action or from engaging in suicidal ideation (Richardson-Vejlgaard, Sher, Oquendo, Lizardi, & Stanley, 2009). Such results suggest that RFL may be a viable point of preventive intervention and risk assessment, especially with cases in which self-disclosure of suicidal motives may elude conventional screening procedures that directly ask for pathological indicators.…”

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Validation of Reasons for Living and Their Relationship with Suicidal Ideation in Korean College Students

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This study aimed to examine the validity of reasons for living (RFL) and the protective role they may play against suicidal ideation in college students in South Korea. A total of 277 undergraduate students participated by completing the College Student Reasons for Living Inventory (CS-RFL), along with measures of suicide risk including depression, hopelessness, and suicidal ideation. The five CS-RFL subscales displayed strong negative correlations with the three indicators of suicide risk. Hierarchical regression analysis results revealed significant main effects of Survival and Coping Beliefs and Moral Objections to Suicide on suicidal ideation after controlling for depression and hopelessness. Moreover, a general tendency toward lower levels of RFL, especially Moral Objections and Responsibility to Family and Friends, was observed compared to those reported in Asian American and European American students. Qualitative studies are needed to increase the validity of RFL inventories and verify whether the observed cultural differences, such as lower Moral Objections, are due to actual variance in underlying belief systems or mere systematic effects of the study variables or measurement bias. Overall, the strong relationship between RFL and suicidal ideation suggest that RFL may be an important factor in assessing suicide risk and devising preventive measures for Korean college students.

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“…To the contrary, suicide is a leading cause of death among African Americans (Crosby & Molock, ; Heron, ). Available reports reveal that African Americans who attempt or die by suicide report more suicide ideation, but are less likely to demonstrate other oft‐cited suicide risk factors relative to other U.S. ethnic groups (Abe et al., ; Garlow, Purselle, & Heninger, ; Richardson‐Vejlgaard, Sher, Oquendo, Lizardi, & Stanley, ). Conceptual explanations of African American suicide patterns often defer to ethnocultural justifications for African Americans' suicide vulnerability.…”

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Perceived Racism and Suicide Ideation: Mediating Role of Depression but Moderating Role of Religiosity among African American Adults

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Suicide is a public health problem for African Americans who are young and of working age. The purpose of this study was to examine mediated and moderated effects of perceived racism on suicide ideation in a community sample of 236 African American men and women. Measures of suicide ideation, depression symptoms, intrinsic/extrinsic religiosity, and perceived racism were administered. Perceived racial discrimination was directly and indirectly associated with suicide ideation. For participants who reported low levels of extrinsic religiosity, the mediated effect of perceived racism (via depression symptoms) was significant. These findings provide some insight into suicide vulnerability for specific subgroups of African Americans.

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Moral objections to suicide and suicidal ideation among mood disordered Whites, Blacks, and Hispanics

Abstract: These results suggest that attitudes regarding the acceptability of suicide may be independent of suicidal ideation.

Cited by 40 publications

References 31 publications

Associations Between Reasons for Living and Diminished Suicide Intent Among African-American Female Suicide Attempters

Associations Between Reasons for Living and Diminished Suicide Intent Among African-American Female Suicide Attempters

Validation of Reasons for Living and Their Relationship with Suicidal Ideation in Korean College Students

Perceived Racism and Suicide Ideation: Mediating Role of Depression but Moderating Role of Religiosity among African American Adults

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