Family and Racial Factors Associated with Suicide and Emotional Distress among Latino Students

Autor/inn/en	Garcia, Carolyn; Skay, Carol; Sieving, Renee; Naughton, Sandy; Bearinger, Linda H.
Titel	Family and Racial Factors Associated with Suicide and Emotional Distress among Latino Students
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 78 (2008) 9, S.487-495 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/j.1746-1561.2008.00334.x
Schlagwörter	Mental Health; Suicide; Student Surveys; Adolescents; Racial Differences; Depression (Psychology); At Risk Persons; Hispanic Americans; Mental Disorders; Psychological Patterns; Grade 9; Grade 12; High School Students; Family Influence; Family Environment; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Multiracial Persons; Minnesota + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychohygiene; Selbstmord; Schülerbefragung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Rassenunterschied; Risikogruppe; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; School year 12; 12. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 12; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Familienmilieu; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Mischling
Abstract	Background: Latino youth experience disproportionate rates of mental health problems including suicide and depression. Better understanding of underlying risk and protective factors on the part of school-based health professionals, teachers, and health care providers in their lives is warranted. The aims of this secondary analysis of 2004 Minnesota Student Survey data were to (1) describe the mental health status of a statewide sample of Latino 9th- and 12th-grade students; (2) explore relationships of family protective factors (communication, caring, and connection) with suicidal ideation, suicidal attempts, and emotional distress; and (3) highlight similarities and differences in family protective factors among subgroups of Latino students. Methods: Parallel analyses were completed for Latino-only and Latino-mixed students. Bivariate logistic regression models were used to examine associations between each family variable and each study outcome. Results: Nearly 1 in 5 Latino high school students have had suicidal thoughts in the past year; past year suicide attempts ranged from 6% to 18.5% across grade and gender subgroups. Most concerning are ninth-grade Latino girls, a group in which 30-40% reported suicidal thoughts and 14-19% reported attempting suicide in the past year. Conclusions: An important study finding is the high rate of suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and emotional distress among students who self-identified as being of mixed ethnicity. Study findings can be used to inform mental health promotion initiatives and culturally tailor interventions with Latino students. (Contains 6 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10