title: Moderating influence of social support on suicidal ideation in a sample of Mexican immigrants.
abstract: The present study explored social support as a moderator in the relationship between depression and suicidal ideation in a sample of 104 immigrant Mexican-American adults. Participants completed the Personal Resource Questionnaire--Part 2, the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale, and the Adult Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire. Ineffective social support and high depression were significantly associated with elevated suicidal ideation. Further analyses indicated a significant interaction between social support and depression in predicting suicidal ideation, thereby suggesting that social support may serve as a protective factor against suicidal ideation during the acculturative process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Toledo 43606, USA. jhovey@utoledo.edu
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Hovey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000208:ethnology; D012944:Social Support; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States