Gulbas Lauren E, Zayas Luis H
University of Texas, Austin, Texas, USA
University of Texas, Austin, Texas, USA.
Qual Health Res. 2015 May;25(5):689-99. doi: 10.1177/1049732314553598. Epub 2014 Oct 6.
In this article, we explore the relationships among culture, family, and attempted suicide by U.S. Latinas. We analyzed qualitative interviews conducted with Latina teen suicide attempters (n = 10) and their parents. We also incorporated data collected from adolescents with no reported history of self-harm (n = 10) and their parents to examine why some individuals turned to suicide under similar experiences of cultural conflict. Our results reveal that Latina teens who attempted suicide lacked the resources to forge meaningful social ties. Without the tools to bridge experiences of cultural contradiction, the girls in our study described feeling isolated and alone. Under such conditions, adolescents turned to behaviors aimed at self-destruction. Unlike their peers who attempted suicide, adolescent Latinas with no lifetime history of attempted suicide were able to mobilize resources in ways that balanced experiences of acculturative tension by creating supportive relationships with other individuals.
在本文中，我们探究了美国拉丁裔女性的文化、家庭与自杀未遂之间的关系。我们分析了对拉丁裔青少年自杀未遂者（n = 10）及其父母进行的定性访谈。我们还纳入了从无自我伤害报告史的青少年（n = 10）及其父母那里收集的数据，以研究为什么有些人在类似的文化冲突经历下会选择自杀。我们的研究结果表明，自杀未遂的拉丁裔青少年缺乏建立有意义社会关系的资源。由于缺乏弥合文化矛盾经历的工具，我们研究中的女孩们感到孤立无援。在这种情况下，青少年转向了旨在自我毁灭的行为。与有自杀未遂经历的同龄人不同，没有自杀未遂史的拉丁裔青少年能够通过与他人建立支持性的关系来调动资源，从而平衡文化适应压力的经历。
