@article{ref1,
title="Suicidality in Black American youth living in impoverished neighborhoods: is school connectedness a protective factor?",
journal="School mental health",
year="2018",
author="Tomek, Sara and Burton, Shelby and Hooper, Lisa M. and Bolland, Anneliese C. and Bolland, John",
volume="10",
number="1",
pages="1-11",
abstract="Suicidality is a significant public health issue for adolescents (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Leading causes of death reports, national and regional, 1999-2015, 2015). Cultural factors such as gender, race, and poverty may place some adolescents at an increased risk for suicidality. The school context has been offered as a setting that may serve as an effective prevention and intervention point for buffering suicidality. Given that adolescents spend a significant amount of time at school, school connectedness, or the sense of belonging to a school community, may be a significant and positive protective factor against social isolation. Undergirded by Joiner's (Why people die by suicide, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, 2005; The interpersonal-psychological theory of suicidal behavior: current empirical status, 2009) interpersonal theory of suicide, the current investigation explores the relation between suicidality (i.e., suicide ideations and attempts) and school connectedness. Using a large longitudinal data set (N = 2335), results of two logistic growth models found that school connectedness serves as a strong protective factor for suicidality among Black American adolescents living in impoverished neighborhoods. <br><br>RESULTS showed that school connectedness reduced the probability of suicide ideations and attempts over time and for both females and males. Implications for theory, practice, and research are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1866-2625",
doi="10.1007/s12310-017-9241-4",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12310-017-9241-4"
}