Racial Differences in Adolescents’ Answering Questions About Suicide
The present purpose was to examine racial differences in response rate and serious behavioral suicide risk based on the national Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey (YRBS). Data from 15,245 adolescents (YRBS, 2011) were included. Survey items pertaining to making suicidal plans
and attempting suicide were included. Significant differences in responding and content emerged, especially with regard to suicide attempts. Racial minority adolescents are at elevated risk for serious suicidal behaviors and are more likely to omit items pertaining to suicide attempts. African
American adolescents rarely reported having attempted suicide, but they also frequently failed to respond to that question.
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: 1: School of Nursing, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA 2: Graduate School of Education, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA 3: Department of Psychology, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
Publication date: 26 November 2015
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