INTRODUCTION Gender and ethnic differences exist in suicidal ideation, plan, and attempt among adolescents in the U.S. However, limited research has used theoretically-informed approaches to integrate how cultural and classic risk factors together account for suicide-related pathways among vulnerable populations. Informed by the interpersonal theory of suicide, the present cross-sectional study examined gender differences in the association between a cultural (i.e., discrimination) and classic (i.e., depressive symptomatology) risk factor, and suicidality among youth of Latin American heritage. METHODS A total of 390 Latinx adolescents (ages 13-18; 50% female) attending a high school in Southern California, U.S.A. completed a series of questionnaires that included measures of depressive symptoms, suicidality (including ideation, past attempts, and likelihood of future behavior), perceived discrimination, and demographics. RESULTS We found that discrimination was associated with increased suicidality among Latinx adolescents. The discrimination-suicidality association was stronger for girls versus boys, such that girls who experienced greater discrimination demonstrated the highest levels of suicidality. Although depression was also significantly associated with suicidality, the discrimination x gender interaction was found above and beyond the main effect of depressive symptomatology and covariates. Additional analyses revealed significant gender and moderation effects only for suicidal ideation and not for attempts. CONCLUSIONS These findings indicate that the relationship between discrimination and suicidality (particularly ideation) is more pronounced for Latinx girls than boys. This study also highlights the importance of drawing on theory-driven and culturally informed work that incorporates classic and cultural correlates of suicidality among diverse subpopulations.

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对女孩来说更糟？：作为拉丁裔青年自杀预测因素的歧视中的性别差异。

引言 美国青少年在自杀意念、计划和企图中存在性别和种族差异。然而，有限的研究使用了理论指导方法来整合文化和经典风险因素如何共同解释弱势群体中与自杀相关的途径。受人际自杀理论的启发，本横断面研究调查了拉丁美洲裔青年的文化（即歧视）和经典（即抑郁症状）风险因素与自杀倾向之间关联的性别差异。方法 共有 390 名在美国南加州一所高中就读的拉丁裔青少年（13-18 岁；50% 为女性）完成了一系列调查问卷，其中包括抑郁症状、自杀倾向（包括想法、过去的尝试、和未来行为的可能性）、感知到的歧视和人口统计数据。结果 我们发现歧视与拉丁裔青少年的自杀倾向增加有关。与男孩相比，女孩的歧视-自杀关联更强，因此遭受更大歧视的女孩表现出最高水平的自杀倾向。虽然抑郁症也与自杀显着相关，但发现歧视 x 性别相互作用超出了抑郁症状和协变量的主要影响。其他分析显示，仅对自杀意念而非企图具有显着的性别和适度影响。结论 这些发现表明，拉丁裔女孩的歧视与自杀（尤其是意念）之间的关系比男孩更明显。