Resource Tag: MINORITIES
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Structural adverse childhood experiences associated with suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and repetitive nonsuicidal self-injury among racially and ethnically minoritized youth
Introduction: High rates of suicidal ideation (SI), suicide attempts (SA), and repetitive nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) among some ethnoracially minoritized United States youth populations may be related to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) with structural roots. Methods: Using the 2013-2019 Minnesota Student Surveys, we assessed associations of student-reported structural ACEs (parental incarceration, housing instability, food insecurity, and foster care […]
Counseling center and therapist effects on changes in suicidal ideation among college students receiving services on campus: comparisons across international status, race, gender, and sexual orientation
Objective Examine center- and therapist-level factors that may impact suicide ideation outcomes for college students with minoritized identities. Method Data were drawn from a 2015–2017 data set collected from 136 university counseling centers that were part of the Center for Collegiate Mental Health. This study used a three-level model in hierarchical linear modeling with clients […]
Informing equitable prevention practices: A statewide disaggregated analysis of suicide for ethnoracially minoritized adolescents
The increase in adolescent suicide rates in the United States is a pervasive public health issue, and ethnoracial youth with diverse identities are disproportionately impacted, yet less studied. National planning efforts reinforce state-level approaches to suicide prevention through an equitable lens to prevent adolescent suicide. This study examined disaggregated state-level data over time to determine […]
Childhood maltreatment and suicidal thoughts and behavior in young adults: The role of limited access to emotion regulation strategies
Background: Childhood maltreatment strongly predicts suicidality in young adulthood, which is increasingly common among Latina/o and Asian Americans. However, greater attention to modifiable explanatory factors is needed, particularly in ethnically minoritized populations. Aims: The current study evaluated whether the association between childhood maltreatment and suicidality may be accounted for by emotion regulation difficulties among a sample of young […]
Cultural Consensus Modeling to identify culturally relevant reasons for and against suicide among Black adolescents
Introduction The development of evidence-based treatments relies on accurate theoretical frameworks sensitive to the lived realities of the populations from which they are derived. Yet, the perspectives of Black youth are vastly underrepresented in extant theories of suicidal behavior. Cultural Consensus Modeling provides an evidence-based approach for developing a culturally informed understanding of suicide risk […]
Using an intersectional approach to explore the lived mental health experiences of traveller men affected by suicide in Ireland
Rates of suicide are seven times higher among Traveller men, an Indigenous ethnic minority group in Ireland, compared with non-Traveller men. Several factors are implicated, including racism, social exclusion, discrimination, inadequate accommodation, unemployment, and lower educational attainment. Systemic and cultural barriers inhibit Traveller men from seeking support. This study addresses a gap in the literature […]
Sleep deprivation and suicide risk among minoritized US adolescents
Objectives To assess (1) the prevalence of suicide ideation/behavior among adolescents with short sleep by race/ethnicity and (2) the association between sleep duration and suicidal ideation and behavior among American youth by race/ethnicity from 2007 to 2019. Methods Data were drawn from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS). Logistic regression analyses were used to […]
Moderating role of coping in the association between minority stress and suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among sexual and gender minority young adults
Objective This study examined associations of minority stressors (i.e., victimization, internalized homonegativity, and stigma consciousness), and coping styles (i.e., active, avoidant, and passive) with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts (suicidality) among sexual and gender minority (SGM) young adults, and whether coping style moderated these associations. Methods Logistic regression analyses examined these associations among 1432 SGM […]
Minority stressors and suicidal ideation in sexual and gender minority youth assigned female at birth: Prospective associations and racial differences
Introduction: Suicidal ideation (SI) disproportionately affects sexual and gender minority (SGM) versus cisgender/heterosexual youth, likely due to the minority stressors (MS) they face. Research has shown cross-sectional associations between SGM MS and suicidality; however, few studies have used longitudinal data or examined racial differences in the effects of MS on SI. The current study tested […]
Greater minority stress is associated with lower intentions to disclose suicidal thoughts among LGBTQ+ youth
Objective The current study examined suicide-related disclosure intentions in LGBTQ + youth, and the associations between reporting of lifetime experiences of minority stress and intentions to disclose suicidal thoughts. Method A sample of 592 LGBTQ + youth ages 12–24 (22.3% cisgender men, 33.1% cisgender women, 44.6% gender diverse, 75.3% white) who contacted an LGBTQ-specific crisis service, completed a survey. […]
Suicide and suicidal behaviors among minoritized youth
Suicide is among the leading causes of death for American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian American/Pacific Islanders, black, Hispanic, and multiracial youth. Although recent data suggest increasing trends in suicide and suicidal behaviors among minoritized populations, limited research is available to understand these trends. Emerging data regarding suicidal ideation, attempts, and suicide deaths suggest increasing trends among […]
Associations of discrimination, suicide ideation severity and attempts, and depressive symptoms among sexual and gender minority youth
We examined the unique associations among discrimination, suicidal thoughts, suicide attempts, and depressive symptoms in a sample of sexual and gender minority (SGM) youth as well as interpersonal mediators of these associations. Participants included 94 SGM youth (Mage = 18; SD = 2.88) recruited from SGM-specific drop-in centers. We used mediation analyses to test the mediating effects of […]
Associations between minority stress, depression, and suicidal ideation and attempts in transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Minority stress theory posits that transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals exhibit greater rates of depression and suicidality due to internal (proximal) and external (distal) stressors related to their TGD identity. Yet, the magnitude of the relationship between minority stress processes and mental health outcomes has not been quantitatively summarized. The current research meta-analyzed the relationship between […]
Associations between minority stress, depression, and suicidal ideation and attempts in transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Minority stress theory posits that transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals exhibit greater rates of depression and suicidality due to internal (proximal) and external (distal) stressors related to their TGD identity. Yet, the magnitude of the relationship between minority stress processes and mental health outcomes has not been quantitatively summarized. The current research meta-analyzed the […]
The moderating role of psychological inflexibility in the relationship between minority stress, substance misuse, and suicidality in LGB+ adolescents
Minority stress has been posited as a framework to explain the health disparities seen in sexual minority youth, including lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB+) youth. In the present study, psychological inflexibility was investigated as a moderator in the relationship between minority stress and two harmful youth outcomes: substance misuse and suicidality. Analyses showed significant interactions indicating […]
Suicides of the marginalised: Cultural approaches to suicide, minorities and rationality
Suicides among marginalised groups are one of the few occasions in which self-harm and suicide are framed as having cultural, social, environmental, historical or structural causes. Suicidology, psychology and public discourse typically understand suicide causality to be grounded in individualised psychic pain and pathology, disavowing the social, cultural, environmental and linguistic contexts. However, public discourse […]
Longitudinal prediction of suicide attempts for a diverse adolescent sample of Native Hawaiians, Pacific Peoples, and Asian Americans.
The objective of this study was to determine the longitudinal predictors of past-6-month suicide attempts for a diverse adolescent sample of Native Hawaiians, Pacific peoples, and Asian Americans. The study used longitudinal data from the Hawaiian High Schools Health Survey (N = 2,083, 9th to 11th graders, 1992–1993 and 1993–1994 school years). A stepwise multiple logistic regression […]
Constructing a Social Problem: Suicide, Acculturation, and the Hmong
Between September 1998-May 2001, 8 Hmong teenagers died by suicide in 1 urban community. Newspaper accounts attempted to establish the suicides as the outgrowth of problems brought about by the Hmong immigration to the United States. In-depth interviews were conducted with individuals either directly familiar with the events or positioned to provide the best information […]
Risk and Protective Factors for Suicide and Suicidal Behaviour: a Literature Review
This literature review had two overarching aims: first, to describe & assess current knowledge regarding the societal & cultural factors associated with increased incidence of suicide (risk factors), & to delineate the population subgroups that are at increased risk of suicidal behaviour; & second, to describe & assess current knowledge regarding factors that promote resilience […]
Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Suicide Attempts Among Minority Adolescents: Ending the Silence
Please see SIEC #2007-0462 for the article by Olshen et al.
Book Review-Suicide Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups: Theory, Research, and Practice, edited by F T L Leong & M M Leach
The reviewer says this book “is a timely volume that not only summarizes the available literature but also suggests avenues for further research & intervention in this under-studied area.”. It is thought the book will appeal to researchers, clinicians, students, & teachers. (9 refs.)
Suicide Among the Irish Traveller Community 2000-2006
Information was gathered over a 7-year period (2000-2006) on suicide among the Travellers in Ireland. Over the study period, the rate of suicide in this population was 3.70 per 10,000 population. Suicide was nine times as common among males as females. Most victims had never been married or were separated or widowed. Over 65% of […]