TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Acculturation and suicidal ideation among Turkish migrants in the Netherlands
JO  - Psychiatry research
A1  - Eylem, Ozlem
A1  - Dalḡar, İlker
A1  - İnce, Burçin Ünlü
A1  - Tok, Firdevs
A1  - van Straten, Annemieke
A1  - de Wit, Leonore
A1  - Kerkhof, Ad J. F. M.
A1  - Bhui, Kamaldeep
SP  - 71
EP  - 77
VL  - 275
IS  - 
N2  - More suicidal ideation and higher rates of attempted suicide are found in Turkish people when compared with the general population in Europe. Acculturation processes and related distress may explain an elevated risk of suicide. The current study investigates the association between acculturation and suicidal ideation among Turkish migrants in the Netherlands. The mediating effect of hopelessness and moderating effect of secure attachment are also examined. A total of 185 Turkish migrants living in the Netherlands were recruited through social media and through liaison with community groups. They completed an online survey including validated measures of suicidal ideation, hopelessness, acculturation and attachment style. Mediation and moderation analyses were tested using bootstrapping. Higher participation was associated with less hopelessness and less suicidal ideation. Greater maintenance of one's ethnic culture was associated with higher hopelessness and higher suicidal ideation. Greater participation was associated with less suicidal ideation particularly amongst those with less secure attachment styles. Turkish migrants who participate in the host culture may have a lower risk of developing suicidal thinking. Participation may protect against suicidal thinking, particularly among those with less secure attachment styles.<br><br>Copyright © 2019. Published by Elsevier B.V.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0165-1781
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2019.02.078
ID  - ref1
ER  -