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Citation

Kirk AR, Zucker RA. Suicide Life Threat. Behav. 1979; 9(2): 76-86.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1979, American Association of Suicidology, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

483354

Abstract

This study tests three hypotheses relating to suicidal behavior among urban black males: that black consciousness and group cohesiveness will be lower and depression will be higher. Inner-city, young adult black males with a suicide attempt in the last 6 months, and matched controls were examined. Hypothesis was one supported; the other two received partial support. The validity of the theory of black self-hatred as the basic cause of suicidal behavior among blacks is questioned. A two-factor theory of suicide, focusing on forces moving the person away from suicide toward positive subgroup ties, is proposed.

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