@article{ref1,
title="Anxiety sensitivity and suicide risk: mindfulness as a psychological buffer for Black adults",
journal="Journal of affective disorders",
year="2021",
author="Brooks, Jasmin R. and Lebeaut, Antoine and Zegel, Maya and Walker, Rheeda L. and Vujanovic, Anka A.",
volume="289",
number="",
pages="74-80",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Anxiety sensitivity (AS), defined as the fear of anxiety-related sensations, is associated with increased risk for suicide and related behavior. However, investigations of AS have centered on primarily non-Hispanic White men and women and with limited attention to clinically relevant underlying factors. <br><br>METHODS: The purpose of this preliminary study was to examine the indirect effect of AS on suicide ideation and elevated suicide risk through mindfulness in a sample of 307 Black adults (79.2% female; M(age) = 22.4, SD = 5.6). Participants completed an online questionnaire battery that included measures of AS, mindfulness, suicide ideation, and elevated suicide risk. <br><br>RESULTS: After controlling for age and gender, results indicated that AS was directly and indirectly associated with suicide ideation and elevated suicide risk via lower levels of mindfulness. LIMITATIONS: Limitations include using a cross-sectional methodological design and exclusive reliance on self-report measures. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: These findings provide preliminary insight into novel risk and protective factors that influence suicide ideation and elevated suicide risk among Black Americans.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0165-0327",
doi="10.1016/j.jad.2021.04.012",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.04.012"
}