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Investigating Suicide Rates Across Demographic Subgroups in the Muslim American Community using Technical Frameworks Badmos, Ridhwanlai

Abstract

Suicide remains a leading global cause of death, and despite steadily increasing over the past two decades, its prevalence and underlying factors within the Muslim American community remain under-researched. While previous scholarship has highlighted mental health challenges faced by this group, particularly the role of stigma in underreporting, few studies have focused on suicide rates across demographic subgroups such as gender, age, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. This study bridges that gap by examining these variables alongside community belonging and acculturation to uncover patterns of suicide risk. Using the ColumbiaSuicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) (Posner et al., 2011) and qualitative methods guided by Charmaz’s grounded theory (2006) and Braun and Clarke’s thematic analysis (2006), this paper explores how cultural, social, and religious dynamics influence suicide rates within Muslim American populations. The results suggest significant variation in suicide risk due to compounded factors such as stigma, isolation, immigration stress, and generational differences. Ultimately, this study underscores the importance of understanding the multifaceted nature of suicide within Muslim American subgroups to develop culturally sensitive interventions and improve mental health support systems.

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Investigating Suicide Rates Across Demographic Subgroups in the Muslim American Community using Technical Frameworks
Creator
Badmos, Ridhwanlai
Date Issued
2024-12-06
Description
Suicide remains a leading global cause of death, and despite steadily increasing over the past two decades, its prevalence and underlying factors within the Muslim American community remain under-researched. While previous scholarship has highlighted mental health challenges faced by this group, particularly the role of stigma in underreporting, few studies have focused on suicide rates across demographic subgroups such as gender, age, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. This study bridges that gap by examining these variables alongside community belonging and acculturation to uncover patterns of suicide risk. Using the ColumbiaSuicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) (Posner et al., 2011) and qualitative methods guided by Charmaz’s grounded theory (2006) and Braun and Clarke’s thematic analysis (2006), this paper explores how cultural, social, and religious dynamics influence suicide rates within Muslim American populations. The results suggest significant variation in suicide risk due to compounded factors such as stigma, isolation, immigration stress, and generational differences. Ultimately, this study underscores the importance of understanding the multifaceted nature of suicide within Muslim American subgroups to develop culturally sensitive interventions and improve mental health support systems.
Subject
Suicide rates; Muslim American community; Stigma; Demographic subgroups; Culturally competent care
Genre
Report
Type
Text
Language
eng
Series
University of British Columbia. WRDS_V 150; University of British Columbia. Undergraduate Prize in Library Research
Date Available
2025-05-23
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0448940
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/91183
Affiliation
Science, Faculty of
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Undergraduate
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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