TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Risk and protective factors for suicidal behaviors among Pacific youth in New Zealand
JO  - Crisis
A1  - Teevale, Tasileta
A1  - Lee, Arier Chi-Lun
A1  - Tiatia-Seath, Jemaima
A1  - Clark, Terryann Coralie
A1  - Denny, Simon
A1  - Bullen, Pat
A1  - Fleming, Terry
A1  - Peiris-John, Roshini Janet
SP  - 335
EP  - 346
VL  - 37
IS  - 5
N2  - BACKGROUND: New Zealand has the second highest youth suicide rate in the OECD and particularly among Pacific New Zealanders, who have a threefold higher risk of suicide attempt compared with the general population. AIMS: Protective and risk factors for suicide attempts among New Zealand Pacific adolescents were assessed using data from Youth'12, an adolescent health and well-being survey. <br><br>METHOD: This randomly selected nationally representative sample of New Zealand secondary school students included 1,445 Pacific high school students aged 12-17 years. <br><br>RESULTS: One in 10 (11.6%) Pacific adolescents reported attempting suicide. Risk factors for suicide included: being female, household food insecurity, low levels of family connections and family monitoring, life dissatisfaction, having a religious affiliation, and previous suicide by a family member or friend. Of those who had made a suicide attempt, 71% also experienced both suicide ideation and self-harm. <br><br>CONCLUSION: This study suggests that given the high rates of suicide ideation and attempts among Pacific young people, targeted trials for new ways of support should be prioritized for this high-risk group. The Pacific family environment, which continues to be the critical space for intervening, and the school environment, as a provider of health services, were both protective of suicide attempt.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0227-5910
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000396
ID  - ref1
ER  -