Familism, Family Environment, and Suicide Attempts among Latina Youth

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. Laten...

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Published in:Suicide & life-threatening behavior 2011-06, Vol.41 (3), p.330-341
Main Authors: Peña, Juan B., Kuhlberg, Jill A., Zayas, Luis H., Baumann, Ana A., Gulbas, Lauren, Hausmann-Stabile, Carolina, Nolle, Allyson P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Biological and medical sciences
Conflict
Correlation
Cross-Sectional Studies
Families & family life
Familism
Family
Family - psychology
Family Environment
Family Relationship
Female
Females
Hispanic Americans
Hispanic Americans - psychology
Home Environment
Humans
Impulsive Behavior - psychology
Latent Structure Analysis
Latin American Cultural Groups
Medical sciences
New York
New York City
Psychological Patterns
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Social Environment
Suicide
Suicide, Attempted - psychology
Suicides & suicide attempts
Teenagers
Urban Areas
Youth
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0363-0234
1943-278X
DOI:10.1111/j.1943-278X.2011.00032.x