Titre du document / Document title

Impact of Familial Factors and Psychopathology on Suicidality Among African American Adolescents

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

JOE Sean ⁽¹⁾ ; CLARKE Jenell ⁽²⁾ ; IVEY Asha Z. ⁽³⁾ ; KERR David ⁽⁴⁾ ; KING Cheryl A. ⁽⁴⁾ ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

⁽¹⁾ University of Michigan School of Social Work, Ann Arbor, ETATS-UNIS
⁽²⁾ University of Michigan School of Social Work, ETATS-UNIS
⁽³⁾ University of Michigan Department of Psychology, ETATS-UNIS
⁽⁴⁾ University of Michigan Medical School, ETATS-UNIS

Résumé / Abstract

Racial differences in familial factors, psychopathology, perceptions of social support, and socioeconomic status were examined in a matched sample of African American and White suicidal adolescents (N = 90) during a psychiatric hospitalization. Exploratory analyses suggest that significant differences were found in family support and its association with psychopathology, but most noteworthy were the many similarities between the two adolescent groups. The results presented in this study represent new knowledge on the characteristics of African-American adolescents at high risk of suicidal behavior, and replace conventional wisdom with empirical knowledge about an aspect of human behavior for this population. Implications for social work practice, suicide prevention, and future research are discussed.

Revue / Journal Title

Journal of human behavior in the social environment   ISSN 1091-1359 

Source / Source

2007, vol. 15, n^o 2-3 (484 p.)  [Document : 20 p.] (3 p.), pp. 199-218 [20 page(s) (article)]

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

Haworth Press, Binghamton, NY, ETATS-UNIS  (1998) (Revue)

Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords

Family ; Suicide ; United States Of America ; Afro-American ;

Mots-clés français / French Keywords

Adolescent ; Famille ; Suicide ; Etats-Unis ; Afro-américain ;

Mots-clés d'auteur / Author Keywords

Black adolescents ; suicide ; family ; social support ; youth ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 26541, 35400017384703.0110