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Effects of statewide job losses on adolescent suicide-related behaviors.

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2014-10
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Gassman-Pines, Anna
Ananat, Elizabeth Oltmans
Gibson-Davis, Christina M
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OBJECTIVES: We investigated the impact of statewide job loss on adolescent suicide-related behaviors. METHODS: We used 1997 to 2009 data from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey and the Bureau of Labor Statistics to estimate the effects of statewide job loss on adolescents' suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and suicide plans. Probit regression models controlled for demographic characteristics, state of residence, and year; samples were divided according to gender and race/ethnicity. RESULTS: Statewide job losses during the year preceding the survey increased girls' probability of suicidal ideation and suicide plans and non-Hispanic Black adolescents' probability of suicidal ideation, suicide plans, and suicide attempts. Job losses among 1% of a state's working-age population increased the probability of girls and Blacks reporting suicide-related behaviors by 2 to 3 percentage points. Job losses did not affect the suicide-related behaviors of boys, non-Hispanic Whites, or Hispanics. The results were robust to the inclusion of other state economic characteristics. CONCLUSIONS: As are adults, adolescents are affected by economic downturns. Our findings show that statewide job loss increases adolescent girls' and non-Hispanic Blacks' suicide-related behaviors.
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Journal article
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Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior
Economic Recession
Female
Health Surveys
Humans
Male
Risk-Taking
Sex Factors
Suicidal Ideation
Suicide
Suicide, Attempted
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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/12433
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10.2105/AJPH.2014.302081
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Gassman-Pines, Anna; Ananat, Elizabeth Oltmans; & Gibson-Davis, Christina M (2014). Effects of statewide job losses on adolescent suicide-related behaviors. Am J Public Health, 104(10). pp. 1964-1970. 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302081. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/12433.
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Ananat

Elizabeth Oltmans Ananat

Associate Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy
Elizabeth Oltmans Ananat is Associate Professor of Public Policy Studies and Economics at Duke University. She received a B.A. in political economy and mathematics at Williams College in 1999, a master's degree in public policy from the Ford School at the University of Michigan in 2001, and a Ph.D. in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2006. In 2010 she served as Senior Economist for Labor, Education, and Welfare at the White House Council of Economic Advisers. Her resea
Gassman-Pines

Anna Gassman-Pines

Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy
Anna Gassman-Pines is a professor of public policy and psychology and neuroscience at Duke University. She is also a Faculty Affiliate of Duke’s Center for Child and Family Policy. Gassman-Pines received her BA with distinction in Psychology from Yale University and PhD in Community and Developmental Psychology from New York University. Her research focuses on low-wage work, family life and the effects of welfare and employment policy on child and maternal well-being in low-income families
Gibson-Davis

Christina M. Gibson-Davis

Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy
Christina M. Gibson-Davis is a professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University, with a secondary appointment in sociology. Her research interests center around social and economic differences in family formation patterns. Her current research focuses on the how divergent patterns of family formation affect economic inequality.
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