Suicidal behavior and sociocultural factors among South Asians in the UK

Résumé

This chapter highlights the suicidal behavior of South Asian immigrants and their children, a group that has consistently been reported to have increased risk for suicidal behavior. The authors give an overview of suicidal behavior and social-cultural factors among South Asians in the UK. They report that the rates of attempted suicide of Asian females compared with Asian males and white women are much higher. They discuss that social and cultural stressors partially account for these elevated rates, and that social support seems to plays an important role in protecting against suicidal behavior. In their conclusion they underline that cultural conflict is a major factor in deliberate self-harm, particularly in younger Asian groups. They recommend measuring the degree of cultural conflict in future research assessing self-harm since this will be crucial for future service provision for this population. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2015 APA, all rights reserved) ROYAUME-UNI EUROPE GENRE HOMME FEMME TENTATIVE ETHNICITÉ CULTURE HINDOUISME BOUDDHISME CONCEPT-SOI FACTEUR-SOCIODÉMOGRAPHIQUE CHÔMAGE MOYEN IDENTITÉ CROYANCE SPIRITUALITÉ ÉVÉNEMENT-VIE COMMUNAUTÉ