Citation

Goebert DA, Hamagami F, Hishinuma ES, Chung-Do JJ, Sugimoto-Matsuda JJ. Suicide Life Threat. Behav. 2019; 49(1): 193-209.

Affiliation

Office of Public Health Studies, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, American Association of Suicidology, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/sltb.12420

PMID

29357189

Abstract

Multivariate dynamic relationships among suicide attempts, anxiety and/or depressive symptoms, hope, and help-seeking were examined across time in Native Hawaiian and non-Hawaiian adolescents, using data from a 5-year longitudinal cohort study (N = 7,317). The rate of suicide attempts decreased over time, but this reduction was significantly less among Native Hawaiian youth than their non-Hawaiian peers. There were also significant differences between groups in hope and help-seeking, with Native Hawaiian youth increasing help-seeking and decreasing hope to a greater degree. Youth-centered, cultural approaches to suicide prevention are essential in enhancing well-being in indigenous communities.

© 2018 The American Association of Suicidology.

Language: en