Association of Childhood Adversities With Suicide Ideation and Attempts in Puerto Rican Young Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Racial/ethnic and sex disparities in suicide ideation and attempts are well established, with higher risk of suicide ideation and attempt among US racial/ethnic minority school-aged youths (than their White peers) and girls and women (than boys and men). The suicide-related risk of racial/ethnic minority young adults, especially young women, may be strongly influenced by adverse childhood experiences, known early determinants of suicide ideation and attempts.

Objectives

To assess lifetime and past-year prevalence estimates of suicide ideation and suicide attempt and to examine sex differences in the role of adverse childhood experiences as a prospective risk factor for Puerto Rican young adults from 2 sociocultural contexts.

Design, setting, and participants

SUBMITTER: Polanco-Roman L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8100905 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature