Citation

Lane R, Miranda R. J. Am. Coll. Health 2018; 66(2): 76-86.

Affiliation

Hunter College and The Graduate Center, City University of New York.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/07448481.2017.1376673

PMID

28922098

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Based on acculturative family distancing theory, we examined whether familial acculturative stress interacted with hopelessness to predict suicidal ideation differentially among emerging adult immigrant versus non-immigrant college students. PARTICIPANTS: We recruited 152 generationally and racially/ethnically diverse college students (42 immigrants) from 2012 to 2013.

METHODS: Participants completed measures of hopelessness, depressive symptoms, ethnic identity, familial acculturative stress, and suicidal ideation.

RESULTS: Immigrant status interacted with hopelessness and familial acculturative stress. Hopelessness was associated with less suicidal ideation among immigrants than among non-immigrants at a familial acculturative stress score below the 11(th) percentile, but greater suicidal ideation among immigrants than among non-immigrants at a familial acculturative stress score above the 72(nd) percentile.

CONCLUSIONS: Familial acculturative stress may exacerbate the effect of hopelessness on suicidal ideation among immigrant college students, and should be monitored during suicide risk assessment and treatment.

Language: en

Keywords

acculturative family distancing; acculturative stress; hopelessness; immigrant; suicidal ideation