The Role of Familial Incarceration and Ethnic Identity in Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempt: Findings from a Longitudinal Study of Latinx Young Adults in California.

Highlights: Incarceration has not been studied in the context of ethnic minority adult suicide behavior.High affective ethnic identity scores were inversely associated with lifetime suicide attempt.Ethnic identity moderated the association between parental incarceration and suicidal ideation. Suicid...

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Published in:American Journal of Community Psychology Vol. 64; no. 1/2; pp. 191 - 202
Main Authors: Forster, Myriam, Davis, Laurel, Grigsby, Timothy J., Rogers, Christopher J., Vetrone, Steven F., Unger, Jennifer B.
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell Sep2019
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        atl: The Role of Familial Incarceration and Ethnic Identity in Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempt: Findings from a Longitudinal Study of Latinx Young Adults in California.
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          Forster, Myriam
          Davis, Laurel
          Grigsby, Timothy J.
          Rogers, Christopher J.
          Vetrone, Steven F.
          Unger, Jennifer B.
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          Department of Health Sciences, California State University, Northridge, Northridge CA, USA
          Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minnesota, Minneapolis MN, USA
          Department of Kinesiology, Health, & Nutrition, University of Texas, San Antonio, San Antonio TX, USA
          Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles CA, USA
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        California
        Ethnicity
        Suicidal ideation
        Young adults
        Suicidal behavior
        Parent imprisonment
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          Ethnicity
          Suicidal ideation
          Young adults
          Suicidal behavior
          California
          Parent imprisonment
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        Ethnic identity
        Familial incarceration
        Hispanic
        Suicide behaviors
        Ethnic identity
        Familial incarceration
        Hispanic
        Suicide behaviors
      ab: Highlights: Incarceration has not been studied in the context of ethnic minority adult suicide behavior.High affective ethnic identity scores were inversely associated with lifetime suicide attempt.Ethnic identity moderated the association between parental incarceration and suicidal ideation. Suicide is a leading cause of death among young adults; however, contextual risks and cultural factors are rarely studied in the context of ethnic minority suicidal ideation (SI) and suicidal attempt (SA). This study assessed the association between familial incarceration and suicide behaviors and examined ethnic identity as a potential moderator. Data from a longitudinal study of health among Hispanics (n = 1,094) in California were used to test associations between familial incarceration, ethnic identity, and SA and SI, adjusting for demographic factors and covariates. Approximately 18% and 8% of respondents reported SI and SA, respectively. Compared to no incarceration, or the incarceration of a relative, parental incarceration was associated with higher odds (AOR: 2.09, 95% CI: 1.23–3.34) of SI whereas higher affective ethnic identity reduced the odds (AOR: 0.52, 95% CI: 0.31–0.89) of SA. Ethnic identity moderated the association between parental incarceration and SI (AOR: 0.33, 95% CI: 0.13–0.79). Incarceration of a family member can set the stage for exclusion from critical institutions and can have long‐term consequences for adult mental health. Promoting a positive ethnic identity may be a promising prevention strategy that could bolster resilience among at‐risk, urban minority youth.
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