Citation

Kaslow NJ, Price AW, Wyckoff S, Bender Grall M, Sherry A, Young S, Scholl L, Millington Upshaw V, Rashid A, Jackson EB, Bethea K. Cultur. Divers. Ethnic Minor. Psychol. 2004; 10(1): 5-22.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, US. nkaslow@emory.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues; American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/1099-9809.10.1.5

PMID

14992627

Abstract

This study compared person risk factors among the following groups of low-income, African American adults in an urban, public hospital: (a) suicide attempters and nonattempters, (b) male and female attempters, and (c) all 4 groups (50 female attempters, 50 female nonattempters, 50 male attempters, and 50 male nonattempters). Participants completed psychological distress, aggression, substance use, cognitive processes, religiosity/spirituality, and ethnic identity measures. Compared with nonattempters, attempters reported more psychological distress, aggression, substance use, and maladaptive coping strategies; less religiosity/spirituality; and lower levels of ethnic identity. Male attempters endorsed more substance use than female attempters. No person risk factors differentiated among the 4 groups. Assessment of person risk factors and implementation of commensurate culturally competent interventions are recommended.

Language: en