Predictors of Suicidal Ideation among "At Risk" Cocaine-Using African American Women

Autor/inn/en	Klein, Hugh; Elifson, Kirk W.; Sterk, Claire E.
Titel	Predictors of Suicidal Ideation among "At Risk" Cocaine-Using African American Women
Quelle	In: Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 36 (2006) 3, S.336-348 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0363-0234
DOI	10.1521/suli.2006.36.3.336
Schlagwörter	Predictor Variables; Suicide; At Risk Persons; Cocaine; Females; Drug Abuse; African Americans; Multivariate Analysis; Models; Unemployment; Anxiety; Financial Problems; Mental Health; Identification; Self Esteem; Prevention; Intervention; Sexual Abuse; Sexuality; Coping; Stress Variables; Mental Disorders; Personality Traits + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Prädiktor; Selbstmord; Risikogruppe; Kokain; Weibliches Geschlecht; Afroamerikaner; Multivariate Analyse; Analogiemodell; Arbeitslosigkeit; Angst; Psychohygiene; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Sexueller Missbrauch; Sexualität; Bewältigung; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal
Abstract	The focus of this study was to identify factors that differentiate women drug abusers who had experienced suicidal ideation from those who did not. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with 221 cocaine-using women in Atlanta, GA, 88 (39.8%) of whom reported thinking about committing suicide at least once during the 90 days prior to interview and 133 (60.2%) of whom did not. Multivariate logistic regression was used to identify predictors of suicidal ideation, and "post hoc" goodness-of-fit tests were conducted to assess the robustness of final models derived. Model 1 excluded all psychosocial functioning measures and Model 2 included these items. Both models showed that suicidal ideation was more common among women who were unemployed, had been abused sexually, engaged in sexual relations to cope with stresses, or had less helpful relatives. In addition, Model 1 revealed a heightened risk for women experiencing financial problems and those who had a previous mental health diagnosis, whereas Model 2 showed an elevated risk among women who experienced anxiety and those who had lower levels of self-esteem. These findings suggest the need for prevention and intervention programs that target at-risk women, and for such programs to include an emphasis on suicidal ideation in addition to focusing on risk factors that are addressed more commonly. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10