Citation

Yuen N, Andrade N, Nahulu L, Makini G, McDermott JF, Danko G, Johnson R, Waldron J. Suicide Life Threat. Behav. 1996; 26(1): 27-36.

Affiliation

Native Hawaiian Mental Health Research Development Program, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu 96813, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, American Association of Suicidology, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9173607

Abstract

Native Hawaiian high school students, N = 1,779, were surveyed for symptoms of psychopathology and suicide attempts in the previous 6 months. Seventy-seven (4.3%) of the students reported making a suicide attempt. There were no significant differences in prevalence rates for males and females. Depression, anxiety, aggression, substance abuse symptoms, and low family support, but not peer support, were significantly correlated with suicide attempts. On logistic regression, depression, substance abuse, and family support independently predicted attempts. The lack of gender difference may indicate a cultural characteristic of the Hawaiian population that differentiates it from mainstream American populations but likens it to the Native American population.