There is a dearth in the scientific literature examining community factors of suicide in a theoretically grounded manner, in particular for Asian American groups. This study used the cultural model of suicide to examine the experience of suicide for a Lao group in California. Interviews were conducted with focus groups and community leaders pooled from the Center for Lao Studies, and then coded using a direct content analysis, in tandem with an inductive approach. The results revealed areas in which the community had a notable impact and shaped suicide risk within the Lao group. The findings also highlighted the need for additions to the current cultural model of suicide to reflect the impact of these community factors.

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了解社区对老挝社区内自杀经历的影响：自杀文化模式的扩展。

缺乏以理论为基础的自杀社区因素的科学文献，尤其是亚裔美国人群体。本研究使用自杀的文化模型来检验加利福尼亚一个老挝族群的自杀经历。采访是与老挝研究中心汇集的焦点小组和社区领袖进行的，然后使用直接内容分析和归纳方法进行编码。结果揭示了社区对老挝群体产生显着影响并塑造了自杀风险的领域。调查结果还强调需要对当前的自杀文化模型进行补充，以反映这些社区因素的影响。