Suicide bereavement among Black-Americans: Evidence from the General Social Survey

Suicide bereavement among Black-Americans: Evidence from the General Social Survey
Omega-Journal of Death and Dying; by William Feigelman, Julie Cerel, John McIntosh, Nina Gutin, Alice C. Edwards; 8/25
Limited research attention has focused on examining the diverging adaptations of American Blacks and Whites to suicide losses. We utilized the 2016 General Social Survey, which included questions related to experiencing suicide bereavement, investigating hypotheses past studies suggested predicting Blacks face more grieving difficulties than their White counterparts. This data did not confirm any evidence of heightened grief or mental health problems among the Black respondents. Owing to the limited number of measurements of mental health assessments more research will be needed to confirm these findings.