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Suicide in African American Adolescents: Understanding Risk by Studying Resilience

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Robinson, W. LaVome, Whipple, Christopher R., Keenan, Kate, Flack, Caleb E., Wingate, LaRicka·2022·Annual Review of Clinical Psychology
DOI 10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-072220-021819PMC PMC10228569
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Historically, suicide rates for African American adolescents have been low, relative to rates for youth of other racial-ethnic backgrounds. Since 2001, however, suicide rates among African American adolescents have escalated: Suicide is now the third leading cause of death for African American adolescents. This disturbing trend warrants focused research on suicide etiology and manifestation in African American adolescents, along with culturally sensitive and effective prevention efforts. First, we revisit leading suicide theories and their relevance for African American adolescents. Next, we discuss health promotive and protective factors within the context of African American youth development. We also critique the current status of suicide risk assessment and prevention for African American adolescents. Then, we present a heuristic model of suicide risk and resilience for African American adolescents that considers their development within a hegemonic society. Finally, we recommend future directions for African American adolescent suicidology.

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  • Family cohesion, increased access to care, faith/spiritual factors, cognitive flexibility and emotion regulation skills, and strong interpersonal relationships have been identified as conferring protection against suicidal behavior in young people.

    “Family cohesion, increased access to care, faith/spiritual factors, cognitive flexibility and emotion regulation skills, and strong interpersonal relationships have been identified as conferring protection against suicidal behavior in young people.”

    From Suicide in young people: screening, risk assessment, and intervention (2023) · cites this paper as [37]

    The “Coping” section reports that support from family and friends is associated with lower levels of depression and suicide among African American youth, but says the direction of effect is unknown. It describes spirituality as a hypothesized protective factor while stating that research has not shown the same protective impact in African American youth. The cited passages do not establish family cohesion, increased access to care, cognitive flexibility, or emotion-regulation skills as protective against suicidal behavior; the claim is also broader than the paper’s focus on African American adolescents. Page numbers were not provided in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  1. Cross WE, Parham TA, Helms JE. 1991. The stages of Black identity development: nigrescence models. In Black Psychology, ed. Jones RL, pp. 319– 38. Berkeley, CA: Cobb Henry
  2. Joiner T. 2005. Why People Die by Suicide. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Univ. Press
  3. Shneidman ES. 1985. Definition of Suicide. New York: Wiley

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Authors
Robinson, W. L., Whipple, C. R., Keenan, K., Flack, C. E., & Wingate, L.
Affiliations
  • DePaul University (US)
  • Pennsylvania State University (US)
  • University of Chicago (US)
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
  • Oklahoma State University (US)
ORCID
Venue
Annual Review of Clinical Psychology
Publisher
Annual Reviews
Published
2022-05-09
Volume
18
Issue
1
Pages
359-385
ISSN
  • 1548-5943 (ISSN-L)
  • 1548-5951
DOI
10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-072220-021819
PMC
PMC10228569
OpenAlex
W3214552089
Cited by
34
References
105
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 5
FWCI
0.70
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Annual Review of Clinical Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH118382)
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01HD072293)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
Keywords
adolescent suicide, African American adolescents, resilience, suicide risk factors, suicide prevention, suicide risk assessment, youth development, suicide theory, causes of suicide
MeSH terms
Suicide Prevention, Adolescent, Black or African American, Ethnicity, Humans, Violence

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