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AAnnddrreewwss UUnniivveerrssiittyy DDiiggiittaall CCoommmmoonnss @@ AAnnddrreewwss UUnniivveerrssiittyy Dissertations Graduate Research 2005 SSuuiicciiddee AAtttteemmpptt aanndd CChhaarraacctteerriissttiiccss ooff RReelliiggiioouussllyy AAffiffilliiaatteedd PPuueerrttoo RRiiccaann AAddoolleesscceennttss aanndd YYoouunngg AAdduullttss Sa{acute}ul Rivera Andrews University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/dissertations Part of the Child Psychology Commons, and the Christian Denominations and Sects Commons RReeccoommmmeennddeedd CCiittaattiioonn Rivera, Sa{acute}ul, "Suicide Attempt and Characteristics of Religiously Affiliated Puerto Rican Adolescents and Young Adults" (2005). Dissertations. 659. https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/dissertations/659 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate Research at Digital Commons @ Andrews University. 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Copyright by Saul Rivera 2 005 All Rights Reserved Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. SUICIDE ATTEMPT AND CHARACTERISTICS OF RELIGIOUSLY AFFILIATED PUERTO RICAN ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS A dissertation presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy by Saul Rivera APPROVAL BY THE COMMITTEE: Dean, School of Education James R. Jeffery Member: Frederick A. Kosinski, External: Edwin I.^Hernandez Date approved Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ABSTRACT SUICIDE ATTEMPT AND CHARACTERISTICS OF RELIGIOUSLY AFFILIATED PUERTO RICAN ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS By Saul Rivera Chair: Nancy J. Carbonell Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ABSTRACT OF GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH Dissertation Andrews University School of Education TITLE: SUICIDE ATTEMPT AND CHARACTERISTICS OF RELIGIOUSLY AFFILIATED PUERTO RICAN ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS Name of researcher: Saul Rivera Name and degree of faculty chair: Nancy J. Carbonell, Ph.D. Date completed: July 2005 Problem Recent research has identified several risk factors associated with attempted suicide among the general population. Puerto Ricans, in general, and Puerto Rican Seventh-day Adventists (SDAs), in particular, may face unique challenges that are related to their familial, social, and religious environment that may affect the suicidal attempts among this group. Therefore, this study examined family-related factors, history of being abused, religiosity factors, sexuality factors, gender, substance Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. abuse, age, and socioeconomic status factors among a sample of religiously affiliated Puerto Ricans (73.2% SDAs) living on the island. Methodology The data for the study came from the Avance PR study. Avance PR is a continuation of the Avance study, the largest denominational study among the Hispanic population of any denomination in the U.S. (Ramirez-Johnson & Hernandez, 2003). The youth sample (ages 13-25) consisted of 598 males and 788 females (N = 1,406). A total of 35 independent variables (22 numerical and 13 categorical) were studied. These variables were tested using ANOVA, chi- square, two-way ANOVA, and Discriminant Analysis. Results Of the total sample, 12.5% admitted having attempted suicide in the 12-month period prior to the survey. Analysis of the numerical variables using ANOVA indicated 16 of them being significantly related to suicide attempt (p< .05). Of the categorical variables tested using Chi- square, 11 variables were found significantly related to suicide attempt (p< .05). Analysis of four selected dichotomous variables (gender, age groups, sexual orientation and family status) using two-way ANOVAs, Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. indicated significant interaction between these variables on suicide attempt with several numerical variables (p< .05). Finally, discriminant analysis of 28 variables that were found significant in previous analyses yielded a significant function. Conclusions Religiously affiliated Puerto Rican adolescents and young adults have a rate of suicide attempts similar to the rate in the general population. Seven variables were significantly related to suicide attempt in various analyses and showed a large effect size. These were: family cohesion, parental understanding, parental knowledge of youth activities, verbal abuse, sexual abuse, physical abuse, and substance abuse. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission.
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