Abstract

Introduction

Adolescents and their parents do not always see eye to eye. This principle applies to multi-informant reports of adolescents’ self-injurious thoughts and behaviors. Although prior work has revealed the presence of parent-adolescent discrepant reports, we have little insight into exactly who is most likely to display such discrepancies. To address this knowledge gap, the present investigation examines demographic correlates of parent-adolescent reports of adolescents’ self-injurious thoughts and behaviors, with a focus on race and ethnicity.

Method

The sample included 45 dyads of adolescents (M = 15.79 years, SD = 1.42) and their parents reporting on adolescents’ history of suicide ideation, suicide plan, suicide gesture, suicide attempt, and nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI).

Results

Greater discrepancies in reports of adolescents’ suicide ideation and NSSI were observed among racial minority parent-adolescent dyads (Black, Asian, Multiracial, Other) relative to White dyads. Racial minority parents tended to report less suicide ideation and NSSI observed in their adolescents compared to adolescents’ self-report. Moreover, Hispanic parents tended to report less NSSI relative to adolescents’ self-report. Parent-adolescent discrepancies did not consistently correspond with other characteristics such as age and sexual orientation.

Conclusion

Racial minority parent-adolescent dyads, relative to White parent-adolescent dyads, are less likely to see eye to eye on adolescents’ suicidal and nonsuicidal self-harming tendencies.

中文翻译：

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检查关于青少年自残思想和行为的不一致报告：关注种族和少数族裔家庭

摘要

介绍

青少年和他们的父母并不总是意见一致。这一原则适用于青少年自残思想和行为的多线人报告。尽管先前的工作已经揭示了父母与青少年之间存在差异报告的存在，但我们对究竟谁最有可能表现出这种差异几乎没有洞察力。为了解决这一知识差距，本调查检查了青少年自残思想和行为的父母与青少年报告的人口相关性，重点是种族和民族。

方法

样本包括 45 对青少年（M  = 15.79 岁，SD  = 1.42）及其父母，他们报告了青少年的自杀意念、自杀计划、自杀姿势、自杀未遂和非自杀性自伤 (NSSI) 史。

结果

在少数族裔父母-青少年二元组（黑人、亚洲人、多种族、其他）中，与白人二元组相比，青少年自杀意念和 NSSI 的报告存在较大差异。与青少年的自我报告相比，少数族裔父母倾向于报告在青少年中观察到的自杀意念和 NSSI 较少。此外，与青少年的自我报告相比，西班牙裔父母倾向于报告更少的 NSSI。父母与青少年的差异与年龄和性取向等其他特征不一致。

结论

相对于白人父母-青少年二元组，种族少数族裔父母-青少年二元组不太可能对青少年的自杀和非自杀性自残倾向持一致意见。