Predictors of multiple suicide attempts among suicidal black adolescents

  • Christopher Merchant
  • , Anne Kramer
  • , Sean Joe
  • , Sanjeev Venkataraman
  • , Cheryl A. King

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    Abstract

    Psychopathology, social support, and interpersonal orientation were studied in relation to suicide attempt status in acutely suicidal, psychiatrically hospitalized Black adolescents and a matched sample of White adolescents. In the total sample, multiple attempters were differentiated by lower perceived support. Within the Black youth subsample, social comparison and positive stimulation from others differentiated multiple attempters from single attempters/ideators. Only suicidal ideation predicted multiple attempts among White youth and only higher interpersonal orientation predicted multiple suicide attempts within Black adolescents.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)115-124
    Number of pages10
    JournalSuicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
    Volume39
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Apr 2009

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