Citation

Peña JB, Kuhlberg JA, Zayas LH, Baumann AA, Gulbas LE, Hausmann-Stabile C, Nolle AP. Suicide Life Threat. Behav. 2011; 41(3): 330-341.

Affiliation

Juan B. Peña, Jill A. Kuhlberg, Luis H. Zayas, Ana A. Baumann, LaurenGulbas, CarolinaHausmann-Stabile, Allyson P. Nolle, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, American Association of Suicidology, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1943-278X.2011.00032.x

PMID

21463357

PMCID

PMC3111001

Abstract

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.

Language: en