Suicide Among Young Alaska Native Men
Community Risk Factors and Alcohol Control
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11028486 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M Berman (0000-0003-3764-5913, Matthew Berman is with the Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of Alaska, Anchorage., corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 104 |
| Issue | S3 |
| Pages | S329-S335 |
| Publication date | 2014-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.2013.301503 |
| PMID | 24754505 |
| PMCID | PMC4035879 |
| OpenAlex | W2135896124 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 21 |
| References cited | 19 |
Objectives. I examined community risk factors that explained variation in suicide rates among young rural Alaska Native men, evaluating the effectiveness of local alcohol control as a public health policy to reduce this population’s historically high vulnerability. Methods. I compiled suicide data, alcohol control status, and community-level social, cultural, and economic characteristics for Alaska Native men aged 15 to 34 years in 178 small Alaska communities from 1980 to 2007. Poisson regression equations explained variation in suicide rates as a function of endogenous alcohol control and community characteristics. Results. Suicide rates were higher in communities prohibiting alcohol importation under state law, but the effect was not significant after controlling for other community characteristics. More remote communities, those with fewer non-Natives, and those with evidence of cultural divides had higher suicide risks. Communities with higher incomes, more married couples, and traditional elders had lower risks. Conclusions. Alcohol control is ineffective in preventing suicide among Alaska Natives; suicide instead appears related to particular complex community characteristics that are either protective or increase risk. Communities have limited means to pursue economic and cultural development strategies that might offer more protection
Computer security · Environmental health · Geography · Injury prevention · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Poisson regression · Population · Public health · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Vulnerability (computing) · Demography · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Medicine · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 21 |
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| Citations per year | 2,1 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 19 |