Department of Psychology, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301, USA.
Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Research, The University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Death Stud. 2013 Mar;37(3):228-47. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2011.623215.
The purpose of this study was to contribute to the nascent literature on resilience and suicidality among Black Americans by examining factors that may predict less suicidal behavior among this population. The authors hypothesized that reasons for living, life satisfaction, and religious awareness would account for unique variance in suicidal thoughts and behavior among Black Americans, above the variance accounted for by depressive symptoms. They also hypothesized that reasons for living and religious awareness would be stronger inverse predictors among Black women than Black men. Results indicated that both depression and life satisfaction were stronger predictors of suicidal behavior among Black men. Among women, only reasons for living was a significant inverse predictor of suicidal thoughts and behavior. More frequent reasons for living moderated the relationship between depression and suicidal thoughts and behavior among Black women.
本研究旨在为美国黑人的韧性和自杀倾向这一新兴文献做出贡献，研究可能预测该人群自杀行为较少的因素。作者假设，生活的理由、生活满意度和宗教意识将在黑人的自杀念头和行为中解释除抑郁症状之外的独特差异。他们还假设，生活的理由和宗教意识在黑人女性中的反向预测作用要强于黑人男性。结果表明，抑郁和生活满意度都是黑人男性自杀行为的更强预测因素。对于女性，只有生活的理由是自杀念头和行为的显著反向预测因素。更频繁的生活理由调节了黑人女性中抑郁与自杀念头和行为之间的关系。
