Person factors associated with suicidal behavior among African American women and men.
This study compared person risk factors among the following groups of low-income, African American adults in an urban, public hospital: (a) suicide attempters and nonattempters, (b) male and female attempters, and (c) all 4 groups (50 female attempters, 50 female nonattempters, 50 male attempters, and 50 male nonattempters). Participants completed psychological distress, aggression, substance use, cognitive processes, religiosity/spirituality, and ethnic identity measures. Compared with nonattempters, attempters reported more psychological distress, aggression, substance use, and maladaptive coping strategies; less religiosity/spirituality; and lower levels of ethnic identity. Male attempters endorsed more substance use than female attempters. No person risk factors differentiated among the 4 groups. Assessment of person risk factors and implementation of commensurate culturally competent interventions are recommended.
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, US. nkaslow@emory.edu
Nadine J
NJ
Kaslow
Ann Webb
AW
Price
Sarah
S
Wyckoff
Marnette
M
Bender Grall
Alissa
A
Sherry
Sharon
S
Young
Larry
L
Scholl
Venus
V
Millington Upshaw
Akil
A
Rashid
Emily B
EB
Jackson
Kafi
K
Bethea
D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012649:Self Concept; D012737:Sex Factors; D029181:Spirituality; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States