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Fractured Identity: A Framework for Understanding Young Asian American Women’s Self-harm and Suicidal Behaviors

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Hahm, Hyeouk Chris, Gonyea, Judith G., Chiao, Christine, Koritsanszky, Luca Anna·2014·Race and Social Problems
DOI 10.1007/s12552-014-9115-4PMC PMC3922077
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Despite the high suicide rate among young Asian American women, the reasons for this phenomenon remain unclear. This qualitative study explored the family experiences of 16 young Asian American women who are children of immigrants and report a history of self-harm and/or suicidal behaviors. Our findings suggest that the participants experienced multiple types of “disempowering parenting styles” that are characterized as: abusive, burdening, culturally disjointed, disengaged, and gender-prescriptive parenting. Tied to these family dynamics is the double bind that participants suffer. Exposed to multiple types of negative parenting, the women felt paralyzed by opposing forces, caught between a deep desire to satisfy their parents’ expectations as well as societal expectations and to simultaneously rebel against the image of “the perfect Asian woman.” Torn by the double bind, these women developed a “fractured identity,” which led to the use of “unsafe coping” strategies. Trapped in a “web of pain,” the young women suffered alone and engaged in self-harm and suicidal behaviors.

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  • Unlike other racial groups, suicidal ideation and behaviors among Asian Americans are less linked to mental illness and more linked to psychosocial factors such as trauma, family conflict, racism, or functional limitations.

    “It is important to note that unlike other racial groups, suicidal ideation and behaviors among AAs were less linked to mental illness, and more linked to psychosocial factors such as trauma, conflict with family, racism, or functional limitations (Maru et al., 2018; Hahm, Gonyea, Chiao, & Koritsanszky, 2014).”

    From Guest Editors' Introduction to the Special Section: Cultural Adaptation of Mental Health Interventions for Americans of East Asian Descent (2019) · cites this paper as Hahm, Gonyea, Chiao, & Koritsanszky, 2014

    The Introduction (page unavailable) identifies poor family communication, negative parent–child interactions, and discrimination as correlates of suicidal ideation or attempts among Asian Americans. It does not establish that these factors are more strongly linked to suicidality than mental illness, compare those links with other racial groups, or identify functional limitations as a correlate. Trauma is mentioned as a challenge in immigrant families, not established here as a correlate of suicidality. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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Authors
Hahm, H. C., Gonyea, J. G., Chiao, C., & Koritsanszky, L. A.
Affiliations
Boston University (US)
Corresponding author
Hahm, Hyeouk Chris
ORCID
Venue
Race and Social Problems
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2014-01-22
Volume
6
Issue
1
Pages
56-68
ISSN
  • 1867-1748 (ISSN-L)
  • 1867-1756
DOI
10.1007/s12552-014-9115-4
PMC
PMC3922077
OpenAlex
W2098910968
Cited by
108
References
56
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 52 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 1
FWCI
6.31
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Race and Social Problems (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • OpenBU (Boston University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (R34MH099943, K01MH086366)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
Keywords
Asian American women, young women, self-harm, suicidal behavior, parenting styles, double bind, identity fragmentation, family expectations, cultural disconnection, immigrant families

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