TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Risk and protective factors for suicide among Guyanese youth: youth and stakeholder perspectives
JO  - International journal of psychology
A1  - Arora, Prerna G.
A1  - Persaud, Sarika
A1  - Parr, Kayla
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Guyana, a low-to-middle-income country (LMIC) in South America, leads the world in youth suicide. As an understanding of risk and protective factors is critical to the development of culturally informed suicide prevention efforts, research exploring these factors among youth in Guyana is needed. The current study expands on current research on adolescent suicide in Guyana and LMICs broadly by using qualitative focus groups and interviews to explore adult stakeholders' and youth's perspectives. Participants included 17 adult stakeholders and 40 adolescents in Guyana. Data were analysed using a grounded theory approach. Themes related to participants' perceptions of risk factors for suicide included demographic characteristics, pressure and expectations, adults' responses to youth, limited coping with stressful life events and exposure to suicide. Themes related to protective factors for suicide included positive social support and involvement in community activities. <br><br>FINDINGS have implications for the development and tailoring of suicide prevention efforts for Guyanese youth.<br><br>© 2019 International Union of Psychological Science.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0020-7594
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijop.12625
ID  - ref1
ER  -