Perceived racism, discrimination, and acculturation in suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among black young adults

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 342-351

  Castle, Kathryn ^a   Conner, Kenneth ^a   Kaukeinen, Kimberly ^b   Tu, Xin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b URMC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTION; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052089334     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: 1943278X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1943-278X.2011.00033.x     Document Type: Article

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