Factors associated with suicidal ideation for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples using the 2017 Aboriginal Peoples Survey

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dc.contributor.authorElsom, Anthony
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeBolton, James (Psychiatry)
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeRoos, Leslie (Psychology)
dc.contributor.supervisorNijdam-Jones, Alicia
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-06T21:48:14Z
dc.date.available2025-01-06T21:48:14Z
dc.date.issued2025-01-03
dc.date.submitted2025-01-04T03:33:33Zen_US
dc.degree.disciplinePsychology
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts (M.A.)
dc.description.abstractSuicide is a global problem that results in a significant number of deaths and disabilities every year. In Canada, approximately 4,500 people die by suicide annually. Indigenous peoples are at an increased risk for suicide, and First Nations and Métis adults experience twice as many suicides as non-Indigenous peoples. The rate of suicide is even higher for Inuit adults, at four times that of non-Indigenous peoples. This project utilized the 2017 Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS) with a sample of (N = 20,660) to examine unique protective and risk factors associated with suicidal ideation among Canada’s First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. The prevalence rate of Indigenous respondents who experienced suicidal ideation during the lifetime and last 12 months was found to be 18.9% and 5.6%, respectively. Three protective factors (language, cultural activities, sense of belonging) and nine risk factors (alcohol, drugs, mental health, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, health status, income, housing, and residential school attendance) were analyzed using various statistical tests, including Chi-squared analyses, logistic regression, and multiple logistic regression on the outcome variable of suicidal ideation during the lifetime and last 12 months. Findings revealed only partial support for the hypothesized protective factors and overwhelming support for risk factors.
dc.description.noteFebruary 2025
dc.description.sponsorshipPaul First Nations
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/38759
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectsuicidal ideation
dc.subjectCanada
dc.subjectIndigenous peoples
dc.subjectFirst Nations
dc.subjectInuit
dc.subjectMétis
dc.subjectprotective and risk factors
dc.titleFactors associated with suicidal ideation for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples using the 2017 Aboriginal Peoples Survey
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
local.subject.manitobano
oaire.awardTitleCanada Graduate Scholarship (CGS) Master’s Program
project.funder.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13039/501100000155
project.funder.nameSocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
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