TY - BOOK AU - Clark, Terryann C. AU - Robinson, Elizabeth AU - Crengle, Sue AU - Fleming, Theresa AU - Ameratunga, Shanthi AU - Denny, Simon AU - Bearinger, Linda H. AU - Sieving, Renee E. AU - Saewyc, Elizabeth TI - Risk and protective factors for suicide attempt among indigenous Māori youth in New Zealand: the role of family connection U1 - 613.043308999442 22 PY - 2011/// PB - National Aboriginal Health Organization KW - ADOLESCENTS KW - CHILD EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE KW - DEPRESSION KW - HAUORA HINENGARO KW - HEALTH KW - MĀORI KW - MENTAL HEALTH KW - RANGAHAU MĀORI KW - RONGOĀ WHAKAIRANGI KW - STATISTICS KW - SUBSTANCE ABUSE KW - SUICIDE KW - SURVEYS KW - TAIOHI KW - TAITAMARIKI KW - TATAURANGA KW - YOUNG PEOPLE KW - YOUTH2000 KW - MATE WHAKAMOMORI KW - TŪKINOTANGA Ā-WHĀNAU KW - PATU TAMARIKI KW - CHILD ABUSE KW - CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE KW - RAWEKE TAMARIKI KW - NEW ZEALAND N1 - Journal de la Santé Autochton, March 2011, 18-31; Also available in an electronic ed N2 - " The purpose of this study was to (1) describe risk and protective factors associated with a suicide attempt for Māori youth and (2) explore whether family connection moderates the relationship between depressive symptoms and suicide attempts for Māori youth. Secondary analysis was conducted with 1702 Māori young people aged 12–18 years from an anonymous representative national school-based survey of New Zealand (NZ) youth in 2001. A logistic regression and a multivariable model were developed to identify risk and protective factors associated with suicide attempt. An interaction term was used to identify whether family connection acts as a moderator between depressive symptoms and a suicide attempt. Risk factors from the logistic regression for a suicide attempt in the past year were depressive symptoms (OR = 4.3, p < 0.0001), having a close friend or family member commit suicide (OR = 4.2, p< 0.0001), being 12–15 years old (reference group: 16–18 years) (OR = 2.7, p < 0.0001), having anxiety symptoms (OR = 2.3, p = 0.0073), witnessing an adult hit another adult or a child in the home (OR = 1.8, p = 0.001), and being uncomfortable in NZ European social surroundings (OR = 1.7, p = 0.0040). Family connection was associated with fewer suicide attempts (OR = 0.9, p = 0.0002), but this factor did not moderate the relationship between depressive symptoms and suicide attempt (χ2 = 2.84, df = 1, p = 0.09). Family connection acts as a compensatory mechanism to reduce the risk of suicide attempts for Māori students with depressive symptoms, not as a moderating variable." (Authors' abstract). Access the Adolescent Health Research Group (AHRG) website for other publications and information about the Youth 2000 surveys. Record #5007 UR - http://www.naho.ca/jah/english/jah07_01/07_01_02_maori-suicide-risk.pdf UR - https://www.fmhs.auckland.ac.nz/en/faculty/adolescent-health-research-group.html ER -