Citation

Joe S, Clarke J, Ivey AZ, Kerr D, King CA. J. Hum. Behav. Soc. Environ. 2007; 15(2-3): 199-218.

Affiliation

University of Michigan School of Social Work, Ann Arbor, MI.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1300/J137v15n02_12

PMID

19672476

PMCID

PMC2723822

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.

Language: en