Suicidality and Depression Among African American Adolescents: The Role of Family and Peer Support and Community Connectedness
Matlin SL, Molock SD, Tebes JK. Suicidality and Depression Among African American Adolescents: The Role of Family and Peer Support and Community Connectedness. American Journal Of Orthopsychiatry 2011, 81: 108-117. PMID: 21219282, PMCID: PMC3058298, DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2010.01078.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepressive symptomsAfrican American adolescentsPeer supportSignificant public health concernFamily supportSocial supportCommunity connectednessPublic health concernRates of suicideDecreased suicidalityPreventative interventionsAmerican adolescentsSuicide riskHealth concernSuicidalitySymptomsMultiple regression analysisRegression analysisAdolescentsSchool surveySuicideCognitive measuresHierarchical multiple regression analysisRole of familyLiving