Roberts Robert E, Roberts Catherine Ramsay, Xing Yun
Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences in the School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, USA.
Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2007 Feb;37(1):10-21. doi: 10.1521/suli.2007.37.1.10.
A reexamination of ethnicity as a risk factor for adolescent suicidal behavior, focusing on whether Mexican American youths are at increased risk, was undertaken. Data from a sample of 4,175 African, European, and Mexican Americans, aged 11-17, are presented. We examined lifetime attempts and past year attempts, thoughts, and plans. Odds ratios, adjusting for covariates, indicate no differences between European and Mexican Americans on past year thoughts, plans, or attempts or lifetime attempts. Although some studies have reported Mexican American youths are at increased risk, we did not find any differences. Possible explanations for disparate results across studies are discussed, in particular methods effects.
我们重新审视了种族因素作为青少年自杀行为风险因素的情况，重点关注墨西哥裔美国青少年是否面临更高的风险。文中呈现了来自4175名年龄在11至17岁之间的非洲裔、欧洲裔和墨西哥裔美国人样本的数据。我们研究了终生自杀未遂情况以及过去一年中的自杀未遂、自杀念头和自杀计划。在对协变量进行调整后，优势比表明欧洲裔和墨西哥裔美国人在过去一年的自杀念头、自杀计划、自杀未遂或终生自杀未遂方面没有差异。尽管一些研究报告称墨西哥裔美国青少年面临更高的风险，但我们并未发现任何差异。文中讨论了不同研究结果存在差异的可能原因，特别是方法效应。
