African American College Women's Suicide Buffers

Authors

Michelle S. Marion, University of Southern Mississippi
Lillian M. Range, University of Southern MississippiFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-1-2003

Department

Psychology

Abstract

African American women have lower suicide rates than other women and men in the United States They may possess suicide buffers including social support, religiosity, negative attitudes regarding suicide acceptability, and African American culture. To examine the relationships buffers may have with suicide ideation, 300 African American female college students completed measures of suicide ideation and buffers. Three variables accounted for a significant and unique portion of the variance in suicide ideation: family support, a view that suicide is unacceptable, and a collaborative religious problem-solving style. The identification of these factors may help in the assessment, prevention, and intervention of suicide for African American women and other women and men.

Publication Title

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volume

33

Issue

1

First Page

33

Last Page

43

Recommended Citation

Marion, M. S., Range, L. M. (2003). African American College Women's Suicide Buffers. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 33(1), 33-43.
Available at: https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/4392