Among adolescents, Latinas are at an increased risk of experiencing suicidal ideation and attempts compared to non-Hispanic, White youth. Previous research indicates that family dynamics are influential as both protective and risk factors. Although significant research has been conducted over the past several decades examining the mother–daughter relationship, few studies have examined the father–daughter relationship among Latina adolescent suicide attempters. The relationship dynamics between fathers and daughters of Latina descent are both similar and unique compared to mother–daughter relationships. Given this, an in-depth analysis is warranted. To address this gap, the present study utilized dyadic thematic analysis to describe father–daughter relationships (N = 10 dyads, 20 individual interviews) and fathers' reactions to their Latina daughters' suicide attempt(s). Three themes emerged from the results (a) dynamic proximity, which describes the variation in emotional and physical closeness between fathers and daughters; (b) father as protector, which describes fathers’ roles in protecting or failing to protect their daughters; (c) responses to the suicide attempt, which describes the various ways fathers responded to daughters’ suicide attempts, ranging from helpful action to apathy. Themes gleaned from in-depth interviews informed a deeper understanding of these complex, multifaceted relationships, and how they may be linked to fathers' responses to daughters' suicide attempts. Implications for future research and clinical practice with youth at risk for suicidal ideations and behaviors, along with the impact of such experiences on families, are discussed.

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试图自杀的拉丁裔青少年的父女关系：探索性二元分析

在青少年中，与非西班牙裔白人青年相比，拉丁裔出现自杀念头和企图的风险更高。先前的研究表明，家庭动态作为保护因素和风险因素都有影响。尽管在过去的几十年中已经进行了重要的研究来检查母女关系，但很少有研究检查拉丁青少年自杀未遂者之间的父女关系。与母女关系相比，拉丁裔父亲和女儿之间的关系动态既相似又独特。鉴于此，有必要进行深入分析。为了解决这一差距，本研究利用二元主题分析来描述父女关系（N = 10 对，20 次个人访谈）以及父亲对拉丁裔女儿自杀未遂的反应。结果出现了三个主题：(a) 动态接近度，描述了父亲和女儿之间情感和身体亲密程度的变化；(b) 父亲作为保护者，描述了父亲在保护或未能保护女儿方面的作用；(c) 对自杀未遂的反应，它描述了父亲对女儿自杀未遂的各种反应，从有益的行动到冷漠。从深入访谈中收集的主题有助于更深入地了解这些复杂、多方面的关系，以及它们如何与父亲对女儿自杀企图的反应联系起来。