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Assets as Predictors of Suicide Attempts in African AmericanInner-city Youths
Objective:
To assess whether developmental assets and risk-taking behaviors,
as measured by the Search Institute instrument, were related to
attempted suicide in African American, inner-city youth. Methods:
Survey of 336 African American, inner-city youths. Results:
Significant odds ratios were found for 4 asset questions and for
11 risk-taking behavior questions by attempted suicide behavior.
The odds ratios ranged from 2.4 to 6.4 in magnitude. The percent
of variation in suicide-attempt behavior explained by the asset
questions (14.6% and 19.6%) was explained by the risk-taking behavior/high-risk
behavior pattern questions. Conclusion: The risk-taking behavior
items were better predictors of suicide behavior than were the developmental
asset items for the African American youth. |