Citation

O'Keefe VM, Wingate LR, Tucker RP, Rhoades-Kerswill S, Slish ML, Davidson CL. Cultur. Divers. Ethnic Minor. Psychol. 2014; 20(1): 61-67.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues; American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/a0033540

PMID

24041264

Abstract

American Indians (AIs) experience increased suicide rates compared with other groups in the United States. However, no past studies have examined AI suicide by way of a recent empirically supported theoretical model of suicide. The current study investigated whether AI suicidal ideation can be predicted by two components: thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness, from the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide (T. E. Joiner, 2005, Why people die by suicide. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press). One hundred seventy-one AIs representing 27 different tribes participated in an online survey. Hierarchical regression analyses showed that perceived burdensomeness significantly predicted suicidal ideation above and beyond demographic variables and depressive symptoms; however, thwarted belongingness did not. Additionally, the two-way interaction between thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness significantly predicted suicidal ideation. These results provide initial support for continued research on the components of the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide, an empirically supported theoretical model of suicide, to predict suicidal ideation among AI populations. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2013 APA, all rights reserved).

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