Suicidal ideation among American Indian youth

Abstract

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Concurrent and longitudinal effects of ethnic identity and experiences of discrimination on psychosocial adjustment of Navajo adolescents.

“…A total score was calculated as the mean across all items. In previous research with American Indian adolescents, Yoder (2001) reported a Cronbach's alpha of .78 and observed significant relations among discrimination scores and depressive symptoms, hopelessness, substance use, and suicidal ideation. In the current study, Cronbach's alphas of .84 and .88, respectively, were obtained for participants at Time 1 and Time 2.…”

The Zuni Life Skills Development Program: A School/Community‐Based Suicide Prevention Intervention

“…Additional risk factors noted in the Novins et al (1999) report, such as weak American Indian identity and loss of cultural supports, have not been found consistently in other related research (LaFromboise, Medoff, Lee, & Harris, 2007). Recently, perceived discrimination has joined the list of risk factors often mentioned in other studies; such as negative life events, depression, and substance use (Yoder, Whitbeck, Hoyt, & LaFromboise, 2006).…”