Interpersonal violence and suicidal behavior in midlife African American women
Interpersonal violence and suicidal behavior in midlife African American women
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DOI：
10.1177/002193479902900403
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发表时间：
1999-03-01
影响因子：
1.1
通讯作者：
Manetta, AA
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作者：
Manetta, AA
很少有研究关注中年妇女的自杀行为（Stillion & McDowell，1996）。对中年非裔美国妇女的研究更少。对中年自杀和自杀行为缺乏关注似乎是不可理解的，因为中年是非洲裔美国人和白色女性自杀的高峰期（Nisbet，1996; Stillion & McDowell，1996）。自杀是美国第九大死亡原因（国家卫生统计中心，1994年）。男性自杀率高于女性（Ginsberg，1992）;然而，女性自杀率高于男性（Canetto & Sakinofsky，1998）。在白色和非裔美国人男性和女性中，非裔美国人女性的自杀率最低（美国人口普查局，1994年）。此外，白色美国妇女的自杀率是非洲裔美国妇女的两倍（卫生与公众服务部，1992年），尽管自杀既遂在白色妇女中更为常见，但自杀行为并不常见。自杀行为是指自杀的想法（意念）和从事可能结束自己生命的行为（自杀企图）。研究表明，非裔美国妇女和白色美国妇女的自杀企图频率几乎相同（Nisbet，1996年）。研究还表明，两个种族的妇女谁的历史，
Little research has focused on suicidal behavior of midlife women (Stillion & McDowell, 1996). There have been even less studies conducted on African American women in midlife. The lack of attention to suicide and suicidal behaviors in the midlife years seems incomprehensible, because the midlife years are the peak years for African American and White female suicide (Nisbet, 1996; Stillion & McDowell, 1996). Suicide is the ninth leading cause of death in the United States (National Center for Health Statistics, 1994). Men complete suicide more often than women (Ginsberg, 1992); however, women attempt suicide more often than men (Canetto & Sakinofsky, 1998). Among White and African American males and females, African American females have the lowest suicide rate (US Bureau of the Census, 1994). In addition, suicide is two times more common among White American women than among African American women (Department of Health and Human Services, 1992).Even though completed suicide is more common among White women, suicidal behavior is not. Suicidal behavior refers to thoughts about killing oneself (ideation) and engaging in acts that could end one’s life (suicidal attempts). Studies have shown the frequencies of suicide attempts are virtually the same between African American and White American women (Nisbet, 1996). Studies have also shown that women of both races who have histories of