Investigating the Role of Racism in Black Men’s Suicide: Revisiting the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide
Black men reported aspects of the Interpersonal Psychological Theory of Suicide (IPTS), notably experiences of social isolation, which were often attributed to racism. Our findings highlight the relative importance of certain IPTS constructs among Black men, namely the significance of thwarted belongingness and its relationship with social marginalization. Our findings identify future areas of expansion for the IPTS framework to capture broader sociocultural dynamics in racialized populations.
Authors
- Thomasina Watts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4312-5204)
- Benjamin Lê Cook (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0135-0806)
- Jasmin R. Brooks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4222-5721)
- Holly C. Wilcox (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2624-0654)
- Leslie B. Adams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4956-271X)
- Sean Joe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6461-5501)
- Roland J. Thorpe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4448-4997)
- Aubrey DeVinney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0907-3751)
- Dahlia Aljuboori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4717-957X)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Suicide Research
- Published
- 2025-02-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2025.2462528
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31
Funders
- National Institute on Aging
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities