Brief report: Suicidal ideation in adolescent girls: Impact of race.

ABSTRACT: In the present study, we examine the unique and interactive effects of race (African American or European American) and depression on suicidal ideation, controlling for poverty, within a representative sample of adolescent girls. A community sample of 2450 girls (43.9% African American) participating in the longitudinal Pittsburgh Girls Study (PGS) was interviewed annually about depression symptoms and suicidal ideation, from ages 10-15 years. Caregivers reported on the girls' racial/ethnic background and the family's receipt of public assistance. Race and depression scores explained unique variance in suicidal ideation; receipt of public assistance did not. Endorsement and recurrence of suicidal ideation was more likely for African American than European American girls: there was a nearly

SUBMITTER: LaVome Robinson W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5116270 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature