title: Ethnic, gender, and age differences in adolescent nonfatal suicidal behaviors.
abstract: This study examined ethnic differences in adolescent nonfatal suicidal behaviors as well as age and gender variation both across and within ethnic groups. Using a large (n = 14, 346) sample of adolescents in Grades 7 through 12, African Americans reported relatively high rates of suicidal thoughts and attempts and Southeast Asians reported high rates of suicidal thoughts. Hispanic Americans, European Americans, and Asian Americans were similar in their reports of nonfatal suicidal behaviors. Gender differences also varied across ethnicity as Southeast Asian boys (particularly older boys) reported more suicidal thoughts and attempts than Southeast Asian girls.
authors: Department of Human Development & Family Studies, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina 27402-6170, USA. ajsupple@uncg.edu
authors: Andrew J
authors: AJ
authors: Supple
authors: Center for Youth, Family, and Community Partnerships, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina 27402-6170, USA.
authors: Kelly
authors: K
authors: Graves
authors: Center for Youth, Family, and Community Partnerships, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina 27402-6170, USA.
authors: Stephanie
authors: S
authors: Daniel
authors: Department of Psychology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
authors: Lisa
authors: L
authors: Kiang
authors: Department of Human Development & Family Studies, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina 27402-6170, USA.
authors: Jinni
authors: J
authors: Su
authors: Department of Human Development & Family Studies, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina 27402-6170, USA.
authors: Alyson M
authors: AM
authors: Cavanaugh
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D017677:Age Distribution; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000208:ethnology; D011247:Pregnancy; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012945:Social Values / Q000208:ethnology; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000208:ethnology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology