The mental health experiences of Black Americans remain understudied in existing COVID-19 research. While several vital reports highlight disparate physical health outcomes-and even higher mortality rates among Black Americans-few queries have considered the current mental health concerns for this particular group. This investigation therefore examines correlates associated with experiencing suicidal ideation at the beginning (e.g., 2020) and in a later phase (e.g., 2022) of the COVID-19 pandemic. Study 1 includes responses from (n = 489) Black young adults ages 18-30 who completed online surveys from May 27 to June 24, 2020. Study 2 includes response from a separate, nationally representative probability-based sample of (n = 794) Black adults ages 18-88 who completed online surveys between April 21 and June 1, 2022. Participants' fear of COVID-19, feelings of hopelessness, and perceptions regarding meaning in life were considered. Study findings indicate that hopelessness, but not fear of COVID-19, was positively associated with suicidal ideation in both studies. Further, presence of meaning in life was negatively associated with suicidal ideation during the past 2 weeks in Study 1 and was also associated with significantly lower odds of suicidal ideation during the past year in Study 2. Presence of meaning in life moderated the relation between hopelessness and suicidal ideation among participants in Study 1 only. Thus, having a sense of life purpose appears to be an important construct to consider when working to prevent suicide among Black Americans during the current global COVID-19 pandemic. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).

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大流行的目的：两个美国黑人样本中对 COVID-19 的恐惧、绝望、生命的意义和自杀念头。

现有的 COVID-19 研究中仍未充分研究美国黑人的心理健康经历。虽然几份重要报告强调了不同的身体健康结果，甚至美国黑人的死亡率更高，但很少有询问考虑到这一特定群体当前的心理健康问题。因此，这项调查研究了与 COVID-19 大流行初期（例如 2020 年）和后期（例如 2022 年）经历自杀意念相关的相关性。研究 1 包括 (n = 489) 18-30 岁的黑人年轻人的回答，他们在 2020 年 5 月 27 日至 6 月 24 日期间完成了在线调查。研究 2 包括来自单独的全国代表性概率样本 (n = 794) 的回答2022 年 4 月 21 日至 6 月 1 日期间完成在线调查的 18 岁至 88 岁黑人成年人。参与者对 COVID-19 的恐惧、绝望感以及对生命意义的看法都被考虑在内。研究结果表明，在两项研究中，绝望而非对 COVID-19 的恐惧与自杀意念呈正相关。此外，在研究 1 中，生活意义的存在与过去 2 周的自杀意念呈负相关，并且在研究 2 中也与过去一年中自杀意念的几率显着降低相关。生活意义的存在调节了绝望与自杀意念之间的关系。仅研究 1 参与者的自杀意念。因此，在当前全球 COVID-19 大流行期间，在努力防止美国黑人自杀时，拥有人生目标感似乎是一个需要考虑的重要因素。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2023 APA，保留所有权利）。