Strain, emotion, and suicide among American Indian youth

Melissa L. Walls; Constance L. Chapple; Kurt D. Johnson

doi:10.1080/01639620701233100

Strain, emotion, and suicide among American Indian youth

Melissa L. Walls, Constance L. Chapple, Kurt D. Johnson

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In this article, we test the utility of Agnew's general strain theory to explain suicidal behaviors among American Indian youth. Data from 721 American Indian adolescents from the Midwest and Canada were collected in partnership with participating reservations/reserves and a research team. We investigate the effects of strains/stressors on suicide, including tests of mediating effects of negative emotions on relationships between stressors and suicidality. We found that several strains/stressors were related to suicidality, including coercive parenting, caretaker rejection, negative school attitudes, and perceived discrimination. We also found that depressive symptoms and anger mediated the effects of several key predictors of suicidality. We discuss the theoretical and policy implications of our work for the general strain theory and for American Indian suicide in general.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	219-246
Number of pages	28
Journal	Deviant Behavior
Volume	28
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/01639620701233100
State	Published - May 2007
Externally published	Yes

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