APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
Differences In Rates of Adolescents' Past-Year Suicide Attempts and Ideation across Racial, Gender, and Intersecting Identities
- Nadia Rodriguez
University of Central Florida - Robert Dvorak
University of Central Florida - Emily Burr
University of Central Florida - Sydney Murdock
University of Central Florida
Abstract
Suicide risk among ~83,000 gender and racial diverse adolescents was analyzed. Risk among gender-diverse youth was considerably high. Controlling for sexual identity resulted in a decrease in risk across all racial groups, suggesting this aspect of identity may be particularly relevant to risk. Broadly, racially diverse youth endorsed elevated risk.
