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Can Better Mother-Daughter Relations Reduce the Chance of a Suicide Attempt among Latinas?
Joint Authors
Kuhlberg, Jill
Zayas, Luis H.
Hausmann-Stabile, Carolina
Source
Depression Research and Treatment
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-07-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
National surveys and other research on adolescent Latinas show that adolescent females have higher rates of suicidal ideation, planning, and attempts than other ethnic and racial minority youth.
Internalizing behaviors and family conflicts are commonly associated with suicidality in research on adolescents.
In the case of Latinas, we explore the connection between adolescent Hispanic cultural involvement, mother-adolescent mutuality, internalizing behaviors, and suicidality.
This paper presents data from a study of 232 Latinas, some with a recent history of suicide attempts (n=122).
The results show that higher adolescent Hispanic cultural involvement was associated with greater mother-daughter mutuality and thus led to reduction in the likelihood of suicide attempts.
The relationship between mother-daughter mutuality and suicide attempts among Latinas is mediated by specific internalizing behaviors (withdrawn depressive).
Our findings highlight the positive effect that Latino cultural values have in the relationship between Latina adolescent and their mothers and confirm the importance that internalizing behaviors and the mother-daughter relationship have for suicide attempters.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zayas, Luis H.& Hausmann-Stabile, Carolina& Kuhlberg, Jill. 2011. Can Better Mother-Daughter Relations Reduce the Chance of a Suicide Attempt among Latinas?. Depression Research and Treatment،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-469304
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zayas, Luis H.…[et al.]. Can Better Mother-Daughter Relations Reduce the Chance of a Suicide Attempt among Latinas?. Depression Research and Treatment No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-469304
American Medical Association (AMA)
Zayas, Luis H.& Hausmann-Stabile, Carolina& Kuhlberg, Jill. Can Better Mother-Daughter Relations Reduce the Chance of a Suicide Attempt among Latinas?. Depression Research and Treatment. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-469304
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-469304