The Role of Psycho-Sociocultural Factors in Suicide Risk Among Mong/Hmong Youth

Vang, Tang Judy

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“…However, the current study finding for suicidal ideation among prisoners was lower than a study conducted in New South Wales Australia (34%) [10], Pakistan 22% [5], New York state (34%) [14], Chicago (53.7%) [9] and Flemish Belgium (44.4%) [24]. These differences could be attributed to the variation in socio-cultural perspectives related to participants who reported their suicidal experience [25]. Another justification may be due to difference in sampling technique and sample size in which New South Wales Australia study applied stratified with sample of 996 who completed a telephone survey, in Pakistan 415 male inmates, in Flemish Belgium 1,326 prisoners, in New York operates 71 prisoners and in Chicago applied 1,418 female arrestees in awaiting trial.…”

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“…These differences could be attributed to the variation in sampling technique in which New South Wales Australia applied stratified sampling technique with sample of 996 prisoners who completed a telephone survey, a Russian study used 271 incarcerated male juvenile delinquents, in New York operates only 71 prisoners and in Flemish Belgium 1,326 prisoners were studied and it might be due to difference in measurement tool since Russian study used K-SADS-PL. It might be also due to socio cultural difference of the study populations which may contribute for the discrepancy [25].…”

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“…It might be also due to difference in study design in which great British study applied case control study, variation in sample size which was 535 inmates and measurement tool which was Brief Symptom Rating Scale (BSRS-5) in a study conducted at Taiwan. In addition this variation could also be attributed to the difference in socio-cultural perspectives related to participants who reported their suicidal experience [25]. In addition it may also be due to difference in health service delivery in correctional institutions and habits regarding regular visit of prisoners.…”

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Suicidal Behavior and Associated Factors among Prisoners in Jimma Town Correctional Institution South, West Ethiopia, 2017

Tirfeneh¹,

Abera²,

Yeshigeta³

et al. 2018

J Psychiatry

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Introduction: Suicidal behavior is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Being in correctional institution is continues to be associated with an under-recognized risk for suicidal behavior. The increased risk of suicidal behavior in correctional institution is because of several factors including prison related, psychiatric disorders and substance use related factors are believed to be associated.Objective: To assess the prevalence and associated factors of suicidal behavior among prisoners in Jimma town correctional institution; South West Ethiopia 2017.Methods: An Institutional based cross-sectional study design was employing among 336 prisoners in Jimma town correctional institution in 2017. Systematic random sampling technique was used. A structured pretested SBQ-R questioner was used and the data was collected with face to face interview. Data was entered in to Epi-data version 3.1, and then exported in to SPSS version 21.0 statistical package for analysis. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regressions were carried to examine the association between independent and dependent variables. Adjusted odds ratio at a p-value<0.05 with 95% CI was declared statistically significant. Results:The overall prevalence of suicidal behaviors was found to be 23.2%. Age group between 25-34 years (AOR=2.47,95% CI: 1.307,4. 655), being unemployed (AOR=2.13, 95% CI: 1.175,3.849), current comorbid depression (AOR=2.13, 95%CI: 1.203,3.762), current poor level of social support (AOR=2.95, 95% CI:1.107,7.882) and history of previous incarceration (AOR=3.04, 95% CI: 1.247,7.418), were associated with suicidal behavior among prisoners in Jimma town correctional institution. Conclusion and recommendations:In this study suicidal behavior was found to be high among prisoners. Therefore attention should be given to prisoners through prison health services in early screening and treatment particularly for those who are on younger age group, unemployed, prisoners with co morbid depressive disorders, having poor social support and previous incarceration.In a study conducted at New South Wales Australia correctional institution, the lifetime prevalence of suicidal ideation and attempts were found to be 34% and 21% respectively. The twelve month prevalence of suicidal ideation and attempt were also reported to be 9.1% and 2.5% respectively. There was no gender difference in terms of prevalence of suicidal ideation; however, women were significantly more likely than men to report a lifetime suicide attempt (28.7% vs. 19.9%, p=0.03) [10]. The prevalence of suicidal ideation and attempt in Australia among young prisoners were 16% and 3.6% respectively [11]. Similarly in UK and Dutch the lifetime prevalence of suicide attempts were reported to be 82% and 54% respectively [12].Kent State University at United States of America reported the lifetime prevalence of suicide ideation among adolescents in Juvenile detention which was reported to be 19.0% and suicide attempt to be 11.9% [13]. In addition suicidal ideation and attempt were tri...

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Suicidal Behavior and Associated Factors among Prisoners in Jimma Town Correctional Institution South, West Ethiopia, 2017

Tirfeneh¹,

Abera²,

Yeshigeta³

et al. 2018

J Psychiatry

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“…Against the backdrop of increasing risks and rates of suicide among Hmong youth that are due to intergenerational conflict and ethnic identity struggles (T. J. Vang, 2013), the role of immigrant educators as nepantleras within coethnic CBOs is critically important. Coethnic CBOs, hybrid spaces between institutions such as school and home (S. J.…”

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Nepantlera Pedagogy in an Immigrant Youth Theater Project: The Role of a Hmong Educator in Facilitating the Exploration of Culture and Identity

Ngo

Chandara

2021

Teachers College Record: The Voice of Scholarship in Education

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Background/Context: Community-based youth theater programs afford youth opportunities to explore and “author” new identities by “performing writing.” Yet, we know much less about the ways in which immigrant youth are exploring struggles and changes within their families and ethnic community. We particularly lack research about the roles of immigrant adult educators in youth programs, and the significance to the pedagogical process of their experiences, being, and modes of interacting with young people who share with them a common ethnicity. Purpose/Objective/Research Question/Focus of Study: The purpose of the study is to explore the role of a community-based Hmong immigrant educator as a “nepantlera,” or boundary-crossing “guide” in Hmong youth’s negotiation of culture and identity. It is guided by three questions: (1) How does nepantlera pedagogy move beyond self–other dichotomies? (2) How does nepantlera pedagogy facilitate rewriting the self to construct new visions of ethnic identity? and (3) How does nepantlera pedagogy entail risking the personal? Setting: The research setting was a Hmong community-based arts organization in an urban center in the Midwestern United States. Population/Participants/Subjects: Three 1.5-generation Hmong American adult staff of a community-based organization, one Korean American teaching artist from a local theater company, and 11 second-generation Hmong American adolescents participated in the study. Research Design: The study draws from a critical ethnographic investigation of the culturally relevant practices of a youth theater project within a Hmong coethnic organization. Data Collection and Analysis: Ethnographic data collection occurred over the 4-month program cycle of the theater project. Data sources include field notes from participant observations, semi-structured interviews, audio and video recordings of the activities, work products, and documents about the program and organization. The data were analyzed with thematic analysis techniques. Findings/Results: The findings suggest that the nepantlera pedagogy of the Hmong immigrant educator fostered opportunities for Hmong youth to (1) disrupt binaries between first-generation and second-generation immigrants by exploring not only differences but also commonalities; (2) imagine new ethnic selves by exploring and rewriting a Hmong edict against same-last-name relationships; and (3) experience the vulnerability of their Hmong educator through disclosure about his personal life. Conclusions/Recommendations: The nepantlera pedagogy of an immigrant educator within a coethnic community-based organization brings a perspective from the nepantla, or “in-between,” of culture and identity that provides immigrant youth with a deeper level of cultural knowledge and connectedness to navigate their multiple worlds.

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The Role of Psycho-Sociocultural Factors in Suicide Risk Among Mong/Hmong Youth

Abstract: This study examined psychological, social, and cultural factors that can affect suicide risk among Mong/Hmong youth between the ages of 18 and 25. Emerging evidence suggests that Mong/Hmong youth are at an increased risk for suicide (Huang,

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Suicidal Behavior and Associated Factors among Prisoners in Jimma Town Correctional Institution South, West Ethiopia, 2017

Suicidal Behavior and Associated Factors among Prisoners in Jimma Town Correctional Institution South, West Ethiopia, 2017

Nepantlera Pedagogy in an Immigrant Youth Theater Project: The Role of a Hmong Educator in Facilitating the Exploration of Culture and Identity

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