ArticleSocial psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2017
Extended family and friendship support and suicidality among African Americans.
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- Church and Family Support Networks and Depressive Symptoms among African Americans: Findings from the National Survey of American Life.Journal of community psychology · 2018Article
- Family and Friendship Networks and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Among African Americans and Black Caribbeans.The Behavior therapist · 2017Article
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Abstract
purposeThis study examined the relationship between informal social support from extended family and friends and suicidality among African Americans.
methodsLogistic regression analysis was based on a nationally representative sample of African Americans from the National Survey of American Life (N = 3263). Subjective closeness and frequency of contact with extended family and friends and negative family interaction were examined in relation to lifetime suicide ideation and attempts.
resultsSubjective closeness to family and frequency of contact with friends were negatively associated with suicide ideation and attempts. Subjective closeness to friends and negative family interaction were positively associated with suicide ideation and attempts. Significant interactions between social support and negative interaction showed that social support buffers against the harmful effects of negative interaction on suicidality.
conclusionsFindings are discussed in relation to the functions of positive and negative social ties in suicidality.
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