Randomized trial examines how suicide stigma, literacy, and acculturation affect parents’ help-seeking self-efficacy, suggesting areas for improvement.
Key Points
This study aims to explore how suicide stigma, suicide literacy, and acculturation affect Hispanic/Latinx parents' self-efficacy in seeking mental health services for their children.
Sample included 238 Hispanic/Latinx parents (M age = 36.27, 55.95% female) who completed self-report surveys.
Statistical analyses included Pearson's correlations, hierarchical linear regression, controlling for demographic variables and parental mental health symptoms.
Explored both direct and indirect effects of stigma, literacy, and acculturation on help-seeking self-efficacy.
Higher suicide stigma was significantly linked to lower self-efficacy in obtaining mental health services.
Higher levels of acculturation correlated with greater self-efficacy among parents.
Suicide literacy demonstrated a significant indirect effect on the relationship between acculturation and self-efficacy.