Role of gender and rumination in suicide ideation: A comparison of collegesamples from Ghana and the United States

The role of ruminative coping and gender as potential moderators of cultura l differences in suicide ideation among 194 college students from Ghana and the United States were studied. Participants completed the Adult Suicidal Ideation. Questionnaire and the Rumination scale of the Response Style Ques tionnaire. Significant main effects for cultural group and gender Lucre fou nd for suicide ideation. Furthermore, gender and rumination together accoun ted for significant portions of the variance in suicide ideation scores. Im plications for future research are discussed.