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Droege JR, Robinson WL, Jason LA. Suicidality Protective Factors for African American Adolescents: A Systematic Review of the Research Literature. SOJ Nurs Health Care. 2017;3(2)doi: 10.15226/2471-6529/3/2/00130.
Droege, J. R., Robinson, W. L., & Jason, L. A. (2017). Suicidality Protective Factors for African American Adolescents: A Systematic Review of the Research Literature. SOJ nursing & health care, 3(2), . https://doi.org/10.15226/2471-6529/3/2/00130
Droege, Jocelyn R, et al. "Suicidality Protective Factors for African American Adolescents: A Systematic Review of the Research Literature." SOJ nursing & health care vol. 3,2 (2017). doi: https://doi.org/10.15226/2471-6529/3/2/00130
Droege JR, Robinson WL, Jason LA. Suicidality Protective Factors for African American Adolescents: A Systematic Review of the Research Literature. SOJ Nurs Health Care. 2017;3(2). doi: 10.15226/2471-6529/3/2/00130. Epub 2017 May 31. PMID: 33344874; PMCID: PMC7747935.
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SOJ Nurs Health Care. 2017;3(2). doi: 10.15226/2471-6529/3/2/00130. Epub 2017 May 31.

Suicidality Protective Factors for African American Adolescents: A Systematic Review of the Research Literature.

SOJ nursing & health care

Jocelyn R Droege, W LaVome Robinson, Leonard A Jason

Affiliations

  1. Center for Community Research, DePaul University, Chicago, IL 60614.
  2. Department of Psychology, DePaul University, Chicago, IL 60614.

PMID: 33344874 PMCID: PMC7747935 DOI: 10.15226/2471-6529/3/2/00130

Abstract

Overall rates of African American adolescent suicide have been increasing for the past 50 years; however, the research literature examining factors related to suicide for these vulnerable youth is sparse. The shortage of research literature on suicidality protective factors is particularly significant. Little is known about the impact of protective factors on African American youth, especially within subgroups (e.g., gender and socioeconomic status). Approximately 40% of African American youth live in poverty, exposing them to contextual stressors that place them at increased risk for suicidality. Females are significantly more likely to have suicidal ideation and make attempts, whereas males surpass females in their rates of completions. To better understand suicidality protective factors, we conducted a systematic review of the research literature on protective factors for African American adolescents, with a focus on gender differences and urban, low-income youth. This review yielded 26 articles that met inclusion criteria and identified protective factors in the following categories: familial, religiosity-based, relational/social, personal, and socioecological. Gender differences and protective factors for urban, low-income youth are discussed, regarding their role in the prevention of suicidality. This review highlights a need for further research to identify and clarify suicidality protective factors for African American adolescents.

Keywords: African American Adolescents; Protective Factors; Resiliency; Suicidality; Suicide

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