@article{ref1,
title="Examining discrepant reports of adolescents' self-injurious thoughts and behaviors: a focus on racial and ethnic minority families",
journal="Archives of suicide research",
year="2021",
author="Bell, Kerri-Anne and Gratch, Ilana and Ebo, Theresa and Cha, Christine B.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: Adolescents and their parents do not always see eye to eye. This principle applies to multi-informant reports of adolescents' self-injurious thoughts and behaviors. Although prior work has revealed the presence of parent-adolescent discrepant reports, we have little insight into exactly who is most likely to display such discrepancies. To address this knowledge gap, the present investigation examines demographic correlates of parent-adolescent reports of adolescents' self-injurious thoughts and behaviors, with a focus on race and ethnicity. <br><br>METHOD: The sample included 45 dyads of adolescents (M = 15.79 years, SD = 1.42) and their parents reporting on adolescents' history of suicide ideation, suicide plan, suicide gesture, suicide attempt, and nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI). <br><br>RESULTS: Greater discrepancies in reports of adolescents' suicide ideation and NSSI were observed among racial minority parent-adolescent dyads (Black, Asian, Multiracial, Other) relative to White dyads. Racial minority parents tended to report less suicide ideation and NSSI observed in their adolescents compared to adolescents' self-report. Moreover, Hispanic parents tended to report less NSSI relative to adolescents' self-report. Parent-adolescent discrepancies did not consistently correspond with other characteristics such as age and sexual orientation. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Racial minority parent-adolescent dyads, relative to White parent-adolescent dyads, are less likely to see eye to eye on adolescents' suicidal and nonsuicidal self-harming tendencies.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1381-1118",
doi="10.1080/13811118.2021.1925607",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2021.1925607"
}