Reasons for Suicide in Black Young Adults: A Latent Class Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Suicides have increased among Black youth in the US, though it remains unclear if these trends persist into young adulthood. Further, even less is known about the reasons why individuals begin to consider suicide as a viable option. The current study aims to redress these gaps by identifying specific reasons for suicide among a sample of 264 Black young adults who reported experiencing suicidal thoughts within the past 2 weeks.

Methods

Participants were recruited from an online panel. Reasons for suicide were measured using eight individual items/indicators. Latent class analysis was used to detect underlying patterns in Black young adults' reasons for considering suicide.

Results

The most commonly reported reason for considering suicide among the entire sa

SUBMITTER: Goodwill JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9983538 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature