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African American college womens suicide buffers.

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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 ... (Full abstract text below)

Published 2003 in Journal: Suicide Life Threat Behav (Language : eng)

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1. Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2003 ;33(1):33-43

African American college women's suicide buffers.

Marion MS, Range LM

The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg 39406-5025, USA.

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.

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First Name	LastName	Initials
Michelle S	Marion	MS
Lillian M	Range	LM

Affiliation: The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg 39406-5025, USA.

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