Table 1.
All Schools | All Schools | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female | Male | |||||
White | African American |
Latina | White | African American |
Latino | |
Suicidal Ideation (SI) Past Year | 16% 241/1502 |
13% 48/380 |
20%a** 63/317 |
10% 118/1238 |
9% 30/339 |
14%a** 47/346 |
Disclosed SI to an adult | 25% 58/232 |
29% 12/41 |
22% 13/58 |
21% 23/112 |
25% 7/28 |
28% 13/47 |
Tried to get help for SI | 34% 77/230 |
28% 11/40 |
42% 23/55 |
34% 38/112 |
21% 6/28 |
32% 15/47 |
School Engagement (SD) | 2.59 (0.65) | 2.56 (0.69) | 2.45 (0.72) | 2.38 (0.68) | 2.63 (0.66) | 2.45 (0.62) |
Latino vs. African American;
p<.001
NOTE: “All Schools” = all 14 schools in NY and GA
NOTE: Due to non-response from some adolescents regarding disclosure, proportions for female disclosure are different within ethnic/racial groups
NOTE: A higher mean from these four questions represented a higher level of school engagement (α=0.63).