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Explaining Family Conflict as a Cultural Risk Factor for Suicide-related Behaviors Among Asian Americans

其他書名	The Role of Shame and Coping
出版	Palo Alto University, 2014
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=rxQ1jwEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋Literature on Asian Americans suggests that family conflict is a particularly salient risk factor for suicide in this population. Utilizing the theories of Joiner (2005) and Lazarus and Folkman (1984), this study proposed two culturally-informed models of suicide to examine how shame/loss of face and coping style interact with family conflict to explain why family conflict may be a culturally informed risk factor for suicide. A total of 147 self-identified Asian American and 96 self-identified Caucasian Americans were recruited to complete a survey consisting of measures assessing for demographic information, family conflict, suicide-related behaviors, shame/loss of face, and coping style. Findings show that family conflict is positively correlated with the presence of suicide-related behaviors for Asian American participants but did not show Asian Americans endorsing more shame/loss of face than Caucasian Americans. Additional results showed that shame/loss of face partially mediated the relationship between family conflict and suicide-related behaviors for Asian Americans, but did not show significant findings for coping style (specifically support seeking and problem solving) as a moderator for family conflict and suicide-related behaviors. Study results provide a deeper cultural understanding of suicide among Asian Americans which hopefully aids in the development of more culturally appropriate and effective strategies for prevention, assessment, and intervention for suicide among Asian Americans.