Socio-demographic, psychosocial and environmental factors associated with suicidal behaviour in Indigenous Sami and Greenlandic Inuit adolescents; the WBYG and NAAHS studies
Background. For young Indigenous people, suicide is one of the leading causes of death, and high rates in Arctic areas indicate serious health- and societal concerns. More knowledge is needed, as suicidal behaviour predictslater death by suicide. Objectives. The objective was to study associations b...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:8057081 2023-05-15T14:57:43+02:00 Socio-demographic, psychosocial and environmental factors associated with suicidal behaviour in Indigenous Sami and Greenlandic Inuit adolescents; the WBYG and NAAHS studies Granheim, Ida Pauline Høilo Silviken, Anne Larsen, Christina Viskum Lytken Kvernmo, Siv 2021-04-15 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8057081/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33856268 https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2021.1913939 en eng Taylor & Francis http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8057081/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33856268 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2021.1913939 © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) ), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. CC-BY-NC Int J Circumpolar Health Original Research Article Text 2021 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2021.1913939 2021-05-09T00:27:07Z Background. For young Indigenous people, suicide is one of the leading causes of death, and high rates in Arctic areas indicate serious health- and societal concerns. More knowledge is needed, as suicidal behaviour predictslater death by suicide. Objectives. The objective was to study associations between suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts and socio-demographic, psychosocial, and environmental factors in Sami and Greenlandic adolescents, within and between groups and gender. Methods. Working samples included 442 Sami and 399 Greenlandic Inuit (15-16-year-olds), in “The Norwegian Arctic Adolescent Health Study” (NAAHS) and “Well–being among Youth in Greenland” (WBYG). Multivariable logistic regression explored associations between suicidal behaviour and family , ethnic language , school, friendship, and suicide in close relations. Results. Across Indigenous groups, suicidal behaviour was associated with the female gender, relationships with parents, suicide of friends, and rural living. Sami adolescents in stepparent families reported more suicidal behaviour. Inuit adolescents living outside the family and with poor school performance reported more suicidal thoughts. Inuit adolescents spending less time with friends reported more attempts. Gender differences occurred in both groups. Conclusion. To Sami and Greenlandic Inuit, family and peer relations are important factors of suicidal behaviour. Prevention programmes should be sensitive to gender and bereavement. Text Arctic Circumpolar Health Greenland greenlandic inuit sami PubMed Central (PMC) Arctic Greenland International Journal of Circumpolar Health 80 1 1913939 |
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Background. For young Indigenous people, suicide is one of the leading causes of death, and high rates in Arctic areas indicate serious health- and societal concerns. More knowledge is needed, as suicidal behaviour predictslater death by suicide. Objectives. The objective was to study associations between suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts and socio-demographic, psychosocial, and environmental factors in Sami and Greenlandic adolescents, within and between groups and gender. Methods. Working samples included 442 Sami and 399 Greenlandic Inuit (15-16-year-olds), in “The Norwegian Arctic Adolescent Health Study” (NAAHS) and “Well–being among Youth in Greenland” (WBYG). Multivariable logistic regression explored associations between suicidal behaviour and family , ethnic language , school, friendship, and suicide in close relations. Results. Across Indigenous groups, suicidal behaviour was associated with the female gender, relationships with parents, suicide of friends, and rural living. Sami adolescents in stepparent families reported more suicidal behaviour. Inuit adolescents living outside the family and with poor school performance reported more suicidal thoughts. Inuit adolescents spending less time with friends reported more attempts. Gender differences occurred in both groups. Conclusion. To Sami and Greenlandic Inuit, family and peer relations are important factors of suicidal behaviour. Prevention programmes should be sensitive to gender and bereavement. |
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Socio-demographic, psychosocial and environmental factors associated with suicidal behaviour in Indigenous Sami and Greenlandic Inuit adolescents; the WBYG and NAAHS studies |
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Socio-demographic, psychosocial and environmental factors associated with suicidal behaviour in Indigenous Sami and Greenlandic Inuit adolescents; the WBYG and NAAHS studies |
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Socio-demographic, psychosocial and environmental factors associated with suicidal behaviour in Indigenous Sami and Greenlandic Inuit adolescents; the WBYG and NAAHS studies |
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Socio-demographic, psychosocial and environmental factors associated with suicidal behaviour in Indigenous Sami and Greenlandic Inuit adolescents; the WBYG and NAAHS studies |
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Socio-demographic, psychosocial and environmental factors associated with suicidal behaviour in Indigenous Sami and Greenlandic Inuit adolescents; the WBYG and NAAHS studies |
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socio-demographic, psychosocial and environmental factors associated with suicidal behaviour in indigenous sami and greenlandic inuit adolescents; the wbyg and naahs studies |
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