Forms of Racial/Ethnic Discrimination and Suicidal Ideation: A Prospective Examination of African-American and Latinx Youth
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Although suicide is the second leading cause of death among adolescents, research revealing potent predictors of suicidal thoughts above and beyond the effects of depressive symptoms is limited, especially among racial and ethnic minority youth. This prospective study examined two subtypes of racial/ethnic discrimination (i.e., overt and more subtle forms), among African American and Latinx youth. Both African American (n = 85) and Latinx (n = 73) adolescents completed measures of perceived discrimination, suicidal ideation, and depression at baseline (9th-grade spring) as well as a measure of suicidal ideation 1 year later. Factor analyses revealed subscales reflecting both overt and more subtle forms of racial/ethnic discrimination, consistent with the concept of microaggressions. Findings revealed that subtle forms of discrimination were concurrently associated with suicidal ideation among African American and Latinx youth and were prospectively associated with suicidal ideation among African American adolescents, above and beyond the effects of depressive symptoms. Findings underscore the deleterious effects of subtle forms of discrimination on adolescents’ risk for suicidal thoughts.
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In community adolescent samples, Black and Latinx youths report more discrimination from adults than from peers.
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- Authors
- Madubata, I., Spivey, L. A., Alvarez, G. M., Neblett, E. W., & Prinstein, M. J.
- Affiliations
- University of Houston (US)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Corresponding author
- Madubata, Ijeoma
- Venue
- Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2019-09-13
- Volume
- 51
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 23-31
- ISSN
- 1537-4416 (ISSN-L)
- 1537-4424
- PMC
- PMC7067665
- OpenAlex
- W2973004655
- Cited by
- 83
- References
- 33
- Citations by year
- 2026: 12 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 14 · 2023: 18 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 1
- FWCI
- 14.59
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) (submittedVersion)
- UNC Libraries
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (1256065, DGE-1650116).)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Keywords
- racial and ethnic discrimination, suicidal ideation, microaggressions, overt discrimination, subtle discrimination, African American adolescents, Latinx adolescents, depression, minority youth, adolescent suicide risk
- MeSH terms
- Perceived Discrimination, Ethnic and Racial Minorities, Adolescent, Black or African American, Ethnicity, Humans, Minority Groups, Prospective Studies, Suicidal Ideation
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