title: Racial Differences in Adolescents' Answering Questions About Suicide.
abstract: The present purpose was to examine racial differences in response rate and serious behavioral suicide risk based on the national Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey (YRBS). Data from 15,245 adolescents (YRBS, 2011) were included. Survey items pertaining to making suicidal plans and attempting suicide were included. Significant differences in responding and content emerged, especially with regard to suicide attempts. Racial minority adolescents are at elevated risk for serious suicidal behaviors and are more likely to omit items pertaining to suicide attempts. African American adolescents rarely reported having attempted suicide, but they also frequently failed to respond to that question.
authors.affiliation: a School of Nursing , University at Buffalo , Buffalo , New York , USA.
authors.forename: Laura M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.affiliation: b Graduate School of Education , University at Buffalo , Buffalo , New York , USA.
authors.forename: Lynda S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Lowry
authors.affiliation: c Department of Psychology , East Carolina University , Greenville , North Carolina , USA.
authors.forename: Karl L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Wuensch
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D044469:Racial Groups / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012650:Self Disclosure; D013405:Suicide / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data