Citation

Price JH, Dake JA, Kucharewski R. Am. J. Health Behav. 2001; 25(4): 367-375.

Affiliation

Department of Public Health and Rehabilitative Services, University of Toledo, OH 43606, USA. JPrice@utnet.utoledo.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, PNG Publications)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11488547

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To assess whether developmental assets and risk-taking behaviors, as measured by the Search Institute instrument, were related to attempted suicide in African American, inner-city youth. METHODS: Survey of 336 African American, inner-city youths. RESULTS: Significant odds ratios were found for 4 asset questions and for 11 risk-taking behavior questions by attempted suicide behavior. The odds ratios ranged from 2.4 to 6.4 in magnitude. The percent of variation in suicide-attempt behavior explained by the asset questions (14.6% and 19.6%) was explained by the risk-taking behavior/high-risk behavior pattern questions. CONCLUSIONS: The risk-taking behavior items were better predictors of suicide behavior than were the developmental asset items for the African American youth.

Language: en