title: Ethnic differences in correlates of suicidal behavior among women seeking help for intimate partner violence.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Women abused by an intimate partner are at risk of engaging in nonfatal suicidal behavior and suicidal communication (NSBSC). No studies have examined ethnic differences in correlates of NSBSC among abused women.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This secondary data analytic study examined whether correlates of NSBSC previously reported among a mixed ethnic sample of women seeking help for abuse by a male intimate partner differed for those who self-identified as Latina (N = 340), African American (N = 184), or European American (N = 67).
  
  
  METHODS
  Logistic regression was used to examine correlates of NSBSC separately among Latina, African American, and European American women.
  
  
  RESULTS
  More severe violence by a male intimate partner, having a chronic or disabling illness, being younger, and being unemployed were positively associated with NSBSC in bivariate analyses among Latina women, but unemployment did not remain significantly associated with NSBSC in the multiple logistic regression. There were no significant correlates of NSBSC for African American women. Having a chronic illness was significantly associated with NSBSC among European American women.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings suggest the need for culturally tailored suicide prevention interventions and studies that examine risk and protective factors for NSBSC among a diversity of women abused by male intimate partners.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Psychology, Rutgers University, Camden, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Courtenay E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Cavanaugh
authors.affiliation: 2 School of Social Work, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
authors.forename: Jill T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Messing
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Psychology, Rutgers University, Camden, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Evelina
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Eyzerovich
authors.affiliation: 3 School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Jacquelyn C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Campbell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D000066505:Help-Seeking Behavior; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D000066511:Intimate Partner Violence / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D016015:Logistic Models; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology; D014930:Women; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: ethnic differences; intimate partner violence; suicidal behavior; women