TY - JOUR
PY - 2022//
TI - Perceived racial discrimination and suicidal behaviors among racial and ethnic minority adolescents in the United States: findings from the 2021 Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey
JO - Psychiatry research
A1 - Baiden, Philip
A1 - LaBrenz, Catherine A.
A1 - Onyeaka, Henry K.
A1 - Muoghalu, Chioma
A1 - Nicholas, Julia K.
A1 - Spoor, Samantha P.
A1 - Bock, Estah
A1 - Taliaferro, Lindsay A.
SP - e114877
EP - e114877
VL - 317
IS -
N2 - The objectives of this study were to investigate: (1) the prevalence of perceived racial discrimination (PRD) in school, among racial/ethnic minority adolescents, and (2) the association between PRD and suicidal behaviors among racial/ethnic minority adolescents in the United States. Data from a sample of 3241 racial/ethnic minority adolescents (53.7% female) from the 2021 Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey were analyzed using binary logistic regression. Controlling for other factors, racial/ethnic minority adolescents who experienced PRD had 1.57 times higher odds of experiencing suicidal ideation (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 1.57, 95% Confidence Intervals (CI) = 1.09-2.25), 1.64 times higher odds of making a suicide plan (AOR = 1.64, 95% CI = 1.09-2.49), and 1.67 times higher odds of attempting suicide (AOR = 1.67, 95% CI = 1.04-2.68) during the past year. Other factors associated with suicidal behaviors included self-identifying as lesbian/gay, bisexual, or other/questioning; experiencing cyberbullying; feeling sad or hopeless; and poor mental health during the pandemic. The findings of this study extend past research and demonstrate that racial/ethnic minority adolescents who experienced PRD were more likely to report suicidal behaviors over and above other well-established risk factors for suicidal behaviors. Future studies that employ longitudinal designs are needed to elucidate mechanisms underlying these associations. Language: en
LA - en
SN - 0165-1781
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114877
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