Some Sociopsychological Factors in Attempted Suicide Among Urban Black Males

This study tests 3 hypotheses relating to suicidal behavior among urban black males: that black consciousness & group cohesiveness will be lower & depression will be higher. Inner-city, young adult black males with a suicide attempt in the last 6 months, & matched controls were examined. Hypothesis 1 was supported; the other 2 received partial support. The validity of the theory of black self-hatred as the basic cause of suicidal behavior among blacks is questioned.