@article{ref1,
title="Suicide clusters among young Kenyan men",
journal="Journal of health psychology",
year="2017",
author="Goodman, Michael L. and Puffer, Eve S. and Keiser, Philip H. and Gitari, Stanley",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="1359105317743803-1359105317743803",
abstract="Suicide is a leading cause of global mortality. Suicide clusters have recently been identified among peer networks in high-income countries. This study investigates dynamics of suicide clustering within social networks of young Kenya men ( n = 532; 18-34 years). We found a strong, statistically significant association between reported number of friends who previously attempted suicide and present suicide ideation (odds ratio = 1.9; 95% confidence interval (1.42, 2.54); p < 0.001). This association was mediated by lower collective self-esteem (23% of total effect). Meaning in life further mediated the association between collective self-esteem and suicide ideation. Survivors of peer suicide should be evaluated for suicide risk.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1359-1053",
doi="10.1177/1359105317743803",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359105317743803"
}