TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Seemingly harmless racial communications are not so harmless: racial microaggressions lead to suicidal ideation by way of depression symptoms
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - O'Keefe, Victoria M.
A1  - Wingate, LaRicka R.
A1  - Cole, Ashley B.
A1  - Hollingsworth, David W.
A1  - Tucker, Raymond P.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Racial microaggressions, a contemporary form of subtle discrimination that occurs in everyday interactions, are associated with a variety of negative mental health outcomes. Research has not extended the connection between racial microaggressions and negative mental health to include suicide risk. Given the well-known association between negative mental health outcomes and suicide risk, the current study examined whether racial microaggressions predicted suicidal ideation through depression symptoms among 405 young adults of color. Depression symptoms mediated the relationship between racial microaggressions and suicidal ideation. This is the first study to associate racial microaggressions to suicide risk. Societal and clinical implications are discussed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12150
ID  - ref1
ER  -