Adolescent Suicide Attempters in Hong Kong and the United States  

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Stewart, Sunita M. ; Felice, Elizabeth ; Claassen, Cindy ; Kennard, Betsy D. ; Lee, Peter W.H. ; Emslie, Graham J.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Social Science & Medicine (www.elsevier.com/locate/sosscimed) vol. 63 no. 2 (Jul. 2006), page 296-306.
Topik: ADOLESCENTS; hong kong; china; adolescent; suicide; depression; culture; USA

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Using a nested case control design drawing from a larger sample of 2272 adolescents, this study examined the characteristics of adolesents from hongkong ( n = 99) and the united states (n = 60), who indicated that they had made a suicide attempt at least once in the past, compared to their equally depressed sex and age matched counterparts who had not attempted suicide. The cross cultural literature suggested three hypotheses which were tested : a. depressive symptoms would differentiate between suicide attempters compared to non attempters less in hong kong and more in the US b. discord in interpersonal relationships would be a more important distinguishing factor in suicide attempts in hong kong than in the US, and c. cognitive variables such as hopelesness would be less associated with suicide attempts in hong kong compared to the US. There were strong similarities in the two cultures with regard to characteristics that distinguished between attempters and matched controls. Hypotheses regarding cultural differences between attempters in hong kong and the US were not supported. Depression, current and lifetime suicide ideation, hopelessness, poor interpersonal relationships and exposure to suicide attempters and in both genders. These findings do not support the proposition that depression is a less relevant variable in suicide attempts in chinese versus western groups.

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