Journal
SUICIDE AND LIFE-THREATENING BEHAVIOR
Volume 41, Issue 3, Pages 330-341Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1943-278X.2011.00032.x
Keywords
-
Categories
Funding
- NIMH NIH HHS [R03 MH085203-01A1, R01 MH070689, R03 MH085203] Funding Source: Medline
Ask authors/readers for more resources
In this study, we examined the relationship between familism and family environment type as well as the relationship between family environment type and suicide attempts among Latina youth. Latina teen attempters (n = 109) and nonattempters (n = 107) were recruited from the New York City area. Latent class analysis revealed three family environment types: tight-knit, intermediate-knit, and loose-knit. Tight-knit families (high cohesion and low conflict) were significantly less likely to have teens who attempted suicide as compared with intermediate-knit families or loose-knit families. Moreover, familism increased the odds of being in a tight-knit family versus a loose-knit family and the odds of being in a tight-knit family versus a intermediate-knit. The results suggest that familism may protect against suicide behavior among Latinas via its influence on family environment.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available