TY - JOUR
T1 - Suicidality in African American men
T2 - The roles of southern residence, religiosity, and social support
AU - Wingate, La Ricka R.
AU - Bobadilla, Leonardo
AU - Burns, Andrea B.
AU - Cukrowicz, Kelly C.
AU - Hernandez, Annya
AU - Ketterman, Rita L.
AU - Minnix, Jennifer
AU - Petty, Scharles
AU - Richey, J. Anthony
AU - Sachs-Ericsson, Natalie
AU - Stanley, Sheila
AU - Williams, Foluso M.
AU - Joiner, Thomas E.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - The rise in suicide by African Americans in the United States is directly attributable to the dramatic, nearly three-fold increase in suicide rates of African American males. Gibbs (1997) hypothesized high social support, religiosity, and southern residence are protective factors against suicidality for Black people. This hypothesis was tested among 5,125 participants from the National Comorbidity Survey; 299 were African American males. In this study we hypothesized that there would be significantly lower suicidality in the South, and social support and religiosity would mediate this relationship. Our results indicate that Southern region is indeed a significant predictor of suicidal symptoms in African American men, such that suicidal symptoms were lower in the South, but religiosity and social support did not account for this effect. Other potential mediators were also examined.
AB - The rise in suicide by African Americans in the United States is directly attributable to the dramatic, nearly three-fold increase in suicide rates of African American males. Gibbs (1997) hypothesized high social support, religiosity, and southern residence are protective factors against suicidality for Black people. This hypothesis was tested among 5,125 participants from the National Comorbidity Survey; 299 were African American males. In this study we hypothesized that there would be significantly lower suicidality in the South, and social support and religiosity would mediate this relationship. Our results indicate that Southern region is indeed a significant predictor of suicidal symptoms in African American men, such that suicidal symptoms were lower in the South, but religiosity and social support did not account for this effect. Other potential mediators were also examined.
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U2 - 10.1521/suli.2005.35.6.615
DO - 10.1521/suli.2005.35.6.615
M3 - Article
C2 - 16552977
AN - SCOPUS:31544464078
VL - 35
SP - 615
EP - 629
JO - Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
JF - Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
SN - 0363-0234
IS - 6
ER -